In Sichuan, Huguang and other places, you can see marching processions almost all the time, and the opposition movement in Sichuan is the most fierce.

However, this does not mean that Anhui does not oppose it, after all, selling the railways to foreign banks for loans after nationalizing them is a loss of national power and a betrayal of national interests from any point of view.

There are not a few hot-blooded young people in Anhui, so even at the door of the Anhui governor's yamen, a few groups of marching students will pass by from time to time. It's just that compared with Sichuan and other provinces, the number will inevitably be less.

"The imperial court has really done a stupid thing this time..."

Listening to the protests outside, Zhu Jiabao couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

At this time, the local powerful faction was originally disgusted with the 'imperial cabinet', because the 'imperial cabinet' deprived the local governor of the right to directly play to the emperor, and instead handed over the provinces to the cabinet, which was completely unacceptable to the local powerful faction that had already sat down, and now the so-called 'imperial cabinet' made Zhu Jiabao sigh uncontrollably—————— although strictly speaking, Zhu Jiabao was not a powerful faction at all.

Seeing Zhu Jiabao sitting there sighing uncontrollably, a middle-aged woman came over and said. "Okay, sir, even if there is anything, it is a matter of Sichuan and Huguang, what are you doing so worried."

"The woman's opinion..."That's what he said, but Zhu Jiabao's tone was not very harsh. You are not unclear about the current situation, the court is like sitting on the crater of a volcano, and the slightest mistake will excite the volcano and end up in pieces, do you think that I will not be implicated at that time..."

"This..."

Just when the woman seemed a little frightened. Zhu Jiabao looked out the window. "Maybe at this time in Anhui, some people are thinking about how to move my head down..."

I don't know if Lu Dao is just sentimentality, or if he has been an official for many years.

At this moment, shouts from outside came into the room. It also gives the two of them a feeling that the building is about to collapse.

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Just as Zhu Jiabao was sighing in his study, in the station of the Wuhu Patrol Battalion, Lu Wencheng, the commander of the patrol battalion, was sitting in his chair.

As the commander of the patrol battalion, although Lu Wencheng is not as majestic as a battalion commander on the New Army's side, the troops under his command are second only to the New Army's armed forces in Anhui, even Zhu Jiabao has to value him by three points, but now he is in a dilemma by the person sitting in front of him.

“……… Are you members of the League? There was a moment of silence. Lu Wencheng's tone was a little bitter.

Hearing Lu Wencheng say this, Peng Shan, who was sitting opposite him, smiled dumbly. "Of course not, how. Could it be that someone who looks like the Confederate Society? ”

"Not the Alliance?" Lu Wencheng frowned. "Is that the Liberation Society?"

"......," Peng Shan showed two black lines on his forehead. These two organizations are not the only ones engaged in revolution in this world, and instead of thinking so much about it now, it is better to think about how the Qing court will react after seeing these materials..."After all, there is still a long time before the time for the final incident, and Peng Shan does not want to reveal his identity at this time.

Hear the word 'information'. Lu Wencheng's face suddenly became ugly. People also gritted their teeth. “…… Vile. ”

However, hearing Lu Wencheng say this, Peng Shan smiled as if he had been praised. "Xie Lu Xie..."

Trying not to look at Peng Shan's hateful face, Lu Wencheng glanced at the piece of paper on the table. It was a matter of things before and after he became the commander of the patrol battalion.

As the commander of the patrol battalion, Lu Wencheng can be regarded as a number of things in the Anhui territory. Although he himself has not done anything evil, it does not mean that his family will not do so, such as his only son and two nephews, bullying men and women, and running rampant in the township.

And he himself is not very clean. Although I have never done anything to eat empty salaries and drink the blood of soldiers (there are only more than 1,300 people in total, I can't drink much). But reselling discarded arms is often done, such as stamping a damaged rifle that can still be used, and then selling it through some private channels—————— in a sense, this is much more profitable than eating empty salaries, after all, a rifle is worth dozens of silver dollars, and a big soldier's monthly salary is only 7 yuan. A rifle is almost the salary of a big soldier for half a year.

This kind of thing has almost become an open secret, even if Zhu Jiabao knows it, he won't care about it. After all, being an official always has to have some extra money, and military attachés don't have all kinds of ways to get money like civilian officials, so they have to find ways from under their own hands.

The problem is that even if this kind of thing has become an open secret, he is still a secret after all, and as long as it is still a secret, it cannot be known to everyone. If someone spreads this matter to the top, or makes it public in a newspaper, then Lu Wencheng's fate can be imagined.

This time, Peng Shan came over to threaten him with this, after all, if this matter is made public, not only will his future be ruined, but even his son and two nephews will probably be killed...

After all, if he was unlucky, his son and two nephews would no longer have anyone to protect him.

Seeing Lu Wencheng gritting his teeth, Peng Shan smiled slightly, but he also knew that Lu Dao couldn't do Tai Chi, and the carrot stick, the stick was already on it, so he had to give some carrots. "Actually, if you're willing to obey us, it's not just a disadvantage...", Peng Shan said as he took out a check from his arms. If you want, this money is your reward, and there will be a sum of money after the deed, which will definitely allow you and your family to live the rest of your life without worry, of course, if you are willing to continue to lead the army, you can do it..."

Of course, this is a lie, if it is an upright soldier, forget it, and a man like him will definitely settle accounts in the future. But for Peng Shan, it is not a big deal to lie to him now.

Glancing at the numbers on the check, Lu Wencheng's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"One hundred thousand..."

"That's right. Lakh. Peng Shan nodded his head. We won't let you work for us in vain, 100,000 silver dollars, that's the reward. Afterwards, as I said, there will be another payment..."

Looking at the check on the table, Lu Wencheng was a little moved, after all, even one hundred thousand silver dollars was not a small amount for him. However, after pondering for a moment, he looked up at Peng Shan.

"It's a lot of money, but if I don't help you, at most it will be my own head, and if I help you. It's very likely that I will be beheaded, in this case, what do you think I should choose? ”

"Raiding all over the house?" Peng Shan laughed as if he had heard something funny. "Do you think the Qing court will survive like it did during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? You must know that there are no Zeng Guofan, Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang in Lu Dao now..."

After speaking, Peng Shan stood up from his chair and pointed in the direction of Sichuan.

"You're also a smart guy. It should be clear that the whole of China is like a powder keg now, and the Qing court is sitting on a powder keg. Originally, because of the past, the powder keg was already on the verge of exploding, but the Qing court not only did not think about how to cool down. On the contrary, the two things of the imperial cabinet and the state of the railways were announced. Now that the whole country is boiling because of these two things, do you think the Qing court still has a chance to survive, and..."Speaking of this, Peng Shan smiled slightly. "I'm afraid you're just as dissatisfied with the so-called 'Imperial Cabinet'..."

Of course dissatisfied, after all, Lu Wencheng is also a Han no matter what, and it is impossible for the Qing court to do this without saying anything at all.

It's just that what to do, he has always been a little hesitant.

Peng Shan didn't force him in this regard, and forcing too hard in this case might have the opposite effect.

And after looking at the check on the table and the information that was unfavorable to him, Lu Wencheng finally made up his mind after hesitating.

"That's good. I promise to die for you..."After gritting his teeth, Lu Wencheng nodded.

Seeing that Lu Wencheng finally agreed. Peng Shan didn't talk nonsense with him, just handed him the check in his hand.

"These are the rewards you have won, and there is a list here..."As he spoke, Peng Shan took out a list from his bosom, with the names of more than a dozen people on it, all of whom were some officers in the patrol battalion. Now please help us analyze first, which ones are desperate for the Qing court, and which ones can be co-opted, and for those who cannot be co-opted, first find a way to exclude them from the patrol camp, and those that can be co-opted, you will be responsible for assisting us..."

“…… What about the people outside the list..."Lu Wencheng asked, after all, it is an army of more than 1,300 people, and it is impossible to have only more than ten officers.

However, hearing his words, Peng Shan chuckled and said. "The rest don't need to be bothered, because they're already ours..."

Hearing this, Lu Wencheng was shocked, because the more than ten names on the list in front of him only accounted for a quarter of all the officers. If things are really as Peng Shan imagined, then most of the officers in the entire patrol battalion have been bribed by the other party, and there are even a few of them who are still his trusted cronies.

If he intends to object, I'm afraid that before the news gets out, he will be silenced by the people below forever.

Seeing Lu Wencheng's surprised look, Peng Shan also smiled with satisfaction.

In addition to money and handles, sometimes strength is also an effective way to ensure loyalty, about this matter, Peng Shan specially let him know, and also intended to let him know how strong they are.

From a long time ago, Yan Shao began to try to establish a good relationship with the garrison of the patrol battalion in Wuhu, and later after the establishment of the special affairs department, he even selected some more 'promising' officers and bought them to make them the internal response of the innovation association in the patrol battalion.

In the past two years, as the Xinhai Revolution in history has been getting closer and closer, Yan Shao feels that the time is getting more and more ripe. So he began to order the people of the Special Affairs Section to buy manpower on a large scale, and in just one year, three-quarters of the officers in the patrol battalion had been bought by the Reform Club.

Up to now, except for Lu Wencheng and a few officers, almost all the remaining officers are under Yan Shao's orders.

Not only the patrol battalion, but also the New Army.

Especially after Yan Shao sent Xiao Yongyan and others into the Martial Arts Academy and developed some students in it.

It's just that many soldiers and officers in the new army are members of the League, or at least have some connection with the League. It's like Jiang Yiwu in Wuhan, Hubei Province in history. Therefore, the actions of the Special Affairs Section are not as big as those in the patrol battalion, and only some of the officers in the entire new army are related to the Innovation Association, and the rest have not dared to act rashly because they don't know whether they are allies...

looked at Lu Wencheng's shocked look. Peng Shan smiled with satisfaction.

"How? Now you can rest assured, and I can tell you responsibly that not only the patrol battalion, but also a considerable number of people in the new army are our manpower, so as long as there is an incident, there will be absolutely no possibility of failure..."

"And when the imperial cabinet came out, the attitude of the Manchurians was already obvious. That is, they don't trust the Han people at all, and they will never give power to the Han people, and you are also a Han person. Are you willing to be ridden on your head by the Manchurians all the time? ”

Hearing Peng Shan say this, Lu Wencheng was silent for a moment and finally nodded.

The influence of the imperial cabinet was indeed fatal, and before the emergence of the imperial cabinet, there were many officials and gentry who had hopes for the Qing court, even among the Han Chinese. However, the emergence of the imperial cabinet completely extinguished their hopes for the Qing court. Because the appearance of the imperial cabinet has proved that the imperial court does not intend to hand over power to them. Even if it's just the slightest right...

And this is obviously not something that a person with real power in his hands like Lu Wencheng can be willing to.

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Lu Wencheng's compromise also means that the patrol battalion has finally fallen into the hands of Yan Shao.

At this point, most of the officers in the patrol battalion, including Lu Wencheng, have already taken refuge in Yan Shao, and only a small number of officers who are still unclear about their position have not moved.

However, with Lu Wencheng's help, it will obviously not be difficult to deal with these officers. After all, as the commander of the patrol battalion, no one knew these people under him better than Lu Wencheng. At least to understand the political leanings of these guys.

At this time, even those who were willing to work for the Qing court in the patrol camp were few and pitiful, and more just wanted to be worthy of their own reward. As for the desperate repression in the early days of the Xinhai Revolution? I'm afraid it's more of a desire to say goodbye to the new army.

From the formation of the New Army. The patrol battalion is like a stepmother's raising, no matter what, the best one is given to the new army, and the later one will be given to the patrol battalion. Even the salaries of the military are the same, and the new army will always be one piece higher than the patrol battalion.

The people of the patrol battalion are also people, and naturally it is impossible to accept this situation.

Therefore, in the Xinhai Revolution, when almost the whole country and the new army were opposed, they still stood on the side of the Qing court, but when the major event was over, they were very aware of the current affairs and stood on the side of the revolution.

Because they just wanted to fight for their breath, and they didn't intend to really work for the Qing court.

"This ...... This, and this..."I don't know where Lu Dao got a roster, Lu Wencheng explained to Peng Shan in detail the political attitudes of the remaining ten or so officers based on the observations he had accumulated over the years.

Although Lu Wencheng didn't think that the organization to which Peng Shan belonged could succeed, after all, no matter how you look at it, the Qing court still has more than ten years to be mixed up. And he could never have imagined that just this year, after an explosion in Wuchang, half of China responded.

For him, since he has decided to join this mysterious organization, then he will not be half-hearted, after all, this is a rebellion, not a child's house, if he is wholeheartedly, maybe there will be some chance of success, but if he is half-hearted, then there is not even a chance, and his whole family is more likely to end up in a situation where he is full of beheadings.

Lu Wencheng is also a long-time veteran figure, so he naturally understands this truth.

On the other hand, Peng Shan is also carefully recording all this, after all, these are all related to his work. And as long as you can record more of this information, the chances of success in the future will be greater.

After recording all the above things in detail, Peng Shan said goodbye to Lu Wencheng.

After sending Peng Shan out of the room, Lu Wenben himself stood by the window, looking at the sunlight outside and sighing.

"Is it a blessing or a curse..."At this moment, Lu Wencheng didn't know if his previous choice was correct. After all, if he fails, his whole family will be in danger.

Unlike Lu Wencheng, who suffered from gains and losses, after getting the list he got from Lu Wencheng, Peng Shan quickly arranged for someone to test more than ten people. The result was very gratifying, and only two of the more than a dozen people were very loyal to the Qing court.

After determining that it was impossible for these two people to take refuge in themselves, Yan Shao quickly ordered Peng Shan to control these two people, and then find a way to make them as natural as possible—————— that is to say, let them die as much as possible like a natural death, or because of an accidental death.

Lu Wencheng, who got the news later, sighed at Peng Shan's speed at the same time, and also sent a telegram to the above according to Peng Shan's meaning. The above content is also very simple, that is, in an accident, those two officers who were extremely loyal to the Qing court suffered an accident...

So far, there is no problem in the patrol battalion.

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On the banks of the Wuhu River, groups of pedestrians were walking along the road, including the top leaders of the group, as well as some local gentry and celebrities, and many members of the Reform Society—————— the ostensible organization.

These people can be said to be the leading figures in Wuhu and even in Anhui, and they have only one purpose for coming today, that is, to witness the moment of completion of Wuhu New Area...

After years of construction, the Wuhu New Area, which cost more than 30 million yuan, has finally been completed... (To be continued......)