Chapter 178: The whole country mourns

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"Yu Ze, birth, old age, sickness and death are the laws of nature, let's mourn and change! What you have to do now is to shoulder this heavy responsibility in western Sichuan! Prime Minister Liang Xingrong patted Wang Yuze on the shoulder and comforted.

"Uncle Liang, I know." Wang Yuze nodded. Even so, his eyes were red.

"Yu Ze, I will arrange someone to deal with the aftermath of the handsome. Don't worry, there's more important things to attend to! Wang Quan also said. Wang Xiao passed away, and the grief in his heart was no less than that of Wang Yuze. It's just that he knows even more that now is the time to help Wang Yuze stabilize the situation, and grief and the like can only be put aside for the time being.

"Hmm!" Wang Yuze took two deep breaths and controlled his feelings.

"Uncles, is there anything I need to decide now?". Wang Yuze asked. He was a little confused in his mind right now.

"Yu Ze, the news of Dashuai's death, if there is no problem, it will be announced tomorrow! It was announced in the West Sichuan Daily, so that the people of West Sichuan knew about it. Liang Xingrong said. Obituaries and stuff like that, the Cabinet Office will be ready. At that time, it only needs to be sent to the newspaper office before the newspaper typesetting.

"Hmmm! Let's do it! Wang Yuze felt that there was no problem, so he said.

"Yu Ze. The most important thing now is to maintain the stability of western Sichuan. When the big handsome was there, even those with bad intentions did not dare to show it. Now that the big boss is gone, I'm afraid those clowns will jump out immediately! The excellent situation in western Sichuan cannot be affected. I have already ordered the instructor to do a good job of secret mobilization, and if something happens, suppress it immediately! Xiong Wu said with a fierce face. Wang Xiao died, and the replacement was obviously Wang Yuze, his son-in-law. In the future, Wang Yuze will become the emperor, so won't his grandson be the crown prince? This made Xiong Wu have to ensure that Wang Yuze was succeeded no matter what.

"Hmmm! Not only instructors, but also other troops stationed in Chengdu can also enter the secret mobilization. In addition, all the governors and vice governors of western Sichuan, the commanders of all divisions and the mayors of important cities should be summoned to Chengdu in five days to see off my father! Forget about the remote places of plateau, Qinghai, Gansu, and Xinjiang! Wang Yuze said. At the beginning of the month, Xinjiang had been occupied by the Second Cavalry Corps of the Western Sichuan Army, and the governor of Xinjiang and General Ili were sent back to Beijing. As a result, the ruling area of western Sichuan has increased by a large block.

"That's a good idea! As high-ranking officials and generals in western Sichuan, they came to see off the marshal for the last time, and that was also the way it should be. If they don't dare to come, then it proves that they have a ghost in their hearts! Deputy Chief of Staff Cai Yun said.

"Alright, let's do it, let's go our separate ways!" Prime Minister Liang Xingrong said.

After arranging these things, Wang Yuze returned to the backyard to guard Wang Xiao's spirit. Now, Wang Xiao has been put into the coffin, but the lid has not been finally closed. The mourning hall was also set up, and the guards who patrolled the embassy were guarding all around. Wang Xiao's several wives, except for the eldest lady Xiong Menghan, the rest knelt in front of the mourning hall.

Wang Yuze also came to kneel in front of the mourning hall to guard Wang Xiao's spirit. At the same time, arrange for several wives to rest. They are all women's families, and their bodies are already weak, so if they kneel for one night, where can they eat.

In the evening of the same day, the Prime Minister's Office drafted an obituary and handed it to Wang Yuze, and after confirming that there was no problem, he immediately sent it to the newspaper. The newspaper office of the Kawanishi Daily was originally preparing for tomorrow's newspaper, but suddenly received a visit from the Prime Minister's Office.

The editor-in-chief took the obituary from the Prime Minister's Office, and after that, he immediately cried. The editor-in-chief is a man in his fifties, who also grew up with western Sichuan, and naturally has great respect for Wang Xiao. Originally, he only thought that the Prime Minister's Office had sent some kind of notice order or something like that, and asked it to be published in the newspaper. Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister's Office sent Wang Xiao's obituary.

"Great! How can you just walk away like this? What are you going to do with us people? The editor-in-chief cried.

"Editor-in-Chief Li, please put away your sadness and typeset the newspaper first!" The staff of the Prime Minister's Office urged.

Only then did the editor-in-chief put away his grief and began to work. However, the news has spread throughout the newspaper office of the West Sichuan Daily, and the staff of the newspaper also cried bitterly after hearing that Wang Xiao had actually passed away. It can be said that Wang Xiao has a lofty status in their hearts. It has almost become everyone's spiritual sustenance.

Kang Le is an ordinary native of western Sichuan, and he works in a bank, which can be regarded as a very decent job. It has become a habit today to read the West Sichuan Daily every day and learn about national events. However, when he came to the familiar newsstand, he found something unusual. The newsstand owner who used to laugh in the past actually sat there wiping his tears and crying silently.

"Boss, have a copy of the West Sichuan Daily!" Kang Le said.

"Take it yourself!" The boss didn't lift his head, and seemed to be still silent in his sadness.

Kang Le had to take a newspaper for himself, and then threw five cents in the box that the newsstand owner had in which the money was stored. The price level in western Sichuan is not high. Taking Kang Le as an example, he is just an ordinary clerk in a bank, and his monthly salary plus bonuses is more than 50 yuan. This is already considered an upper-middle salary in western Sichuan.

After buying the newspaper, Kangle walked around. When he opened the front page, he saw a big black font on it: Obituary! The following is an introduction to the news of Wang Xiao's death, the time of his death, and the time for the people in western Sichuan to mourn and so on.

Kang Le only felt that his brain was exploding. He was completely shocked by the news.

"How so? How could the big boss just pass away? No, it's definitely a rumor! Kang Le thought. But then, he thought, this is the West Sichuan Daily, which has always been the mouthpiece of West Sichuan, how could it be possible to send messages randomly? Well, there's only one result. The handsome Wang Xiao really passed away. Suddenly, Kang Le felt sadness, his nose was sore, and tears couldn't stop flowing out.

Such a scene is common on the streets of Chengdu. The whole of Chengdu was plunged into sorrow. Many older people are crying darkly, and there are not a few people who have fainted. The rise of western Sichuan has made everyone live a happy life. In their eyes, Wang Xiao is the god who saves the suffering and saves the suffering, and thinks about their beliefs. Wang Xiao's death, how can they not grieve it?

Moreover, this sorrow, centered in Chengdu, is rapidly spreading to all around. Soon, in less than a day, everywhere the telegram was connected, there was a state of sorrow. The people of western Sichuan, regardless of identity and status, no matter what they are doing? They all cried in the dark.

At the same time, the Cabinet and the General Staff Headquarters also issued orders demanding that the governors and vice governors of all provinces, as well as the division commanders and brigade commanders of each division, hand over the work to their deputies and rush to Chengdu to attend the mourning ceremony of the commander. Of course, remote places such as plateaus and Xinjiang can organize their own mourning ceremonies without rushing.

The governors and vice governors of various provinces, as well as the division commanders and brigade commanders of the army, also put down their work one after another and rushed to Chengdu. Some of the longer distances even set off immediately after receiving the order, fearing that they would not be able to catch up. In the hearts of these officials and soldiers, Wang Xiao's death was also a very big blow to them, and at the same time, it also made them fall into grief.

However, these people know that when they go to Chengdu, in addition to participating in Wang Xiao's mourning ceremony, I am afraid that there is also a ceremony for Wang Yuze to take over as the envoy of western Sichuan. Most people don't dispute this. The son inherits the father's business, this is the eternal truth in China. In addition, Wang Yuze's performance in the past two years has also made them reach Wang Yuze's ability. In the eyes of most people, it is not a bad thing for Wang Yuze to command western Sichuan.

After the news of Wang Xiao's death was issued, there was an endless stream of people who went to visit the embassy to mourn. Of course, these are the leading figures of the government, the military, and society in western Sichuan. As for the common people, they don't have that opportunity. Even if they want to express their sorrow for Wang Xiao, how can the Marshal's Mansion be able to do it at will. But even so, there are still many people who spontaneously go to the square outside the Marshal's Mansion every day to kneel and kowtow to Wang Xiao, burn incense and paper. In this regard, the government did not stop it, but sent police to control it to avoid security problems and so on.

In Wang Xiao's post-mortem matters, on the day of the funeral, Chengdu will be circled, and the people of Chengdu and even western Sichuan will naturally have the opportunity to see Wang Xiao off. Touring the embassy's palace, for the time being, only important people will be mourned.

Consuls from various countries in Chengdu also rushed to convey the condolences of various governments to Wang Yuze. Of course, many consuls were sad and regretful on the surface, but in fact they were smiling in their hearts. For example, the Japanese consul Yuichi Kawaguchi, the French consul Pierre, who suffered under Kawanishi, and the British consul Zhu Erdian, etc. In their coming, Wang Xiao, the old fox, passed away, and even if Wang Yuze could take over all his strength, I am afraid that in the future, he will have to devote time to consolidating his rule. In this case, there will be no time to pose a threat to their interests in the Far East. Of course, there is another point of view, that is, small is better than old, right?

The Manchu Qing also sent people to mourn. However, the distance from Beijing was too far to catch up, so a county king stationed in Chengdu had to take the place of the Manchu Qing to express his condolences. However, even fools know that Wang Xiao has passed away, and the happiest person should be the Manchu Qing!

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