Under the city of Guangzhou, Pei Gejin, Qin Fan, and Kuang Jiazhi waited eagerly. Deng Zixuan jumped off the horse, Pei Gejin was the first to catch up and said excitedly: "The commander-in-chief can look forward to you coming back, it's really scary to think about it, I almost made a big mistake!" "Brother Pei, no one can control the natural energy, but fortunately, there is no danger. Although Jihua put the cart before the horse, the results did not vary much, which shows that we have prepared carefully and made sure that nothing goes wrong. After speaking, the two hugged warmly.

Deng Zixuan hugged Qin Fan and said, "Brother Qin, you must have spent a period of worry. You and I may come together because of God's will, in the future, you can throw off your arms and do it, I am ready to make you the Minister of Commerce of the Guangdong Military Government. "Mr. Deng, you are a generation of masters, and no words will follow you to death." Qin Fan took the opportunity to show his loyalty. Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "Don't talk about the Ming Lord, we are fighting to build a new country." I have limited energy alone, and I need your help, and as long as we work together, the day we look forward to will come. ”

Deng Zixuan held Kuang Jiazhi's hand and said emotionally: "Brother Kuang, the beautiful blueprint for the future of our Tongren Academy began to appear, and it can be said that we are shouldering the hope of the nation and the rise of China towards rejuvenation. You should set an example, do your best for our ideals, and give full play to your talents, and in the next step I propose that you serve as governor of Guangdong Province, because the stability of the people's livelihood and economic prosperity in the occupied areas is the first thing that our new government should do. The Manchu court has come to an end, and a great era is coming, Brother Kuang, let us welcome the arrival of a great era! ”

Kuang Jiazhi said with tears in his eyes: "Mr. Deng, don't worry, I promise as a fellow party member that I will give everything for the rise of China and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." "The welcome atmosphere was somewhat high-sounding. Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "Okay, the slogan is almost shouted, we should also return the vulgar." Brother Pei, the people take food as the sky, you should be the host! Then the group talked and laughed and entered the city.

Everyone went directly to the Qin Mansion, and during the banquet, Pei Gejin gave a detailed account of the situation in Shanghai and Fuzhou. “haha！ Chen Jinyu did a good job, and everything was realized according to Jihua. The only regret is that we do not have a loud slogan, which is somewhat devoid in legal terms. At this point, our slogan is the Northern Expedition, overthrowing the corrupt and incompetent Manchu government and establishing a new country that is equal, free, prosperous, and powerful. ”

Pei Ge said solemnly: "Commander-in-chief, we are all waiting for you to make an idea, whether to raise the banner to announce to the world!." Deng Zixuan shook his head and said: "It is a wise move to delay the title of king, otherwise it will leave a truth for the Manchu court." Our slogan is to restore China and overthrow the Manchu government, and our army is called the Northern Expeditionary Army. Brother Pei, your next task is to expand the troops, and quickly form three field divisions and two artillery regiments on the basis of the first division. I marched all the way from Guangxi, absorbing 20,000 people along the way, plus the captured Qing soldiers, and there was no problem with the soldiers. In addition, it is necessary to set up a public security force, and the equipment of the security forces can use the weapons of the captured Qing army, and our standard weapons must meet the needs of the field troops. "Yes! Subordinate Order! Pei Ge bowed his head.

Deng Zixuan turned to Kuang Jiazhi and said: "Brother Kuang, we are not grass cowards, as the saying goes, it is easy to fight the country, but it is difficult to sit on the country. Weishenme treated Manchu officials well, and Weishenme was open to Manchus. To put it bluntly, the Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan and other ethnic minorities all belong to the Chinese nation, and in the future, our big national family will live in harmony and survive on this land, and we must create an equal and free country. This is the biggest difference between us and the Manchu court, so we must unite all living beings in the world, but also unite the landlords, bureaucrats, scholars, in short, all those who are beneficial to us must unite, zuihou form a joint force to achieve our goals. ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "We allow incomprehensible and unfriendly remarks, we accommodate people who wait and see, and tolerance is our highest concept." In the future, as long as Western countries do not oppose us, they can still be friends and friendly exchanges. You have to instill in all officials that there are no eternal friends between countries, only eternal interests, and the premise is the interests of the Chinese nation. In order to quickly overthrow the Manchu dynasty, we had to adapt measures to local conditions, so to occupy one side and stabilize the other, we still had to use the official system of the former Manchu Qing to serve us. As long as the Manchu officials declare their allegiance to us, they will be accepted together, and they can be slowly reformed in the future. ”

"Mr. Deng, you are too wise, I agree with your proposition. We should publish an article to tell the world that what you have just said will surely arouse the response of all parties and the consciousness of the people. Kwong Jiazhi was very excited. In this case, Brother Kuang's article will be written by you and preached in public on the day the military government was established. Deng Zixuan zuihou said to Qin Fan: "Brother Qin, the economy of the occupied area depends on you, we must implement a wartime economy, and we must improve the tax system." On the one hand, you have to raise silver taels to meet military needs, and on the other hand, you have to invigorate the economy. It is necessary to resolutely crack down on local black shili and other bullying and market domination, and we must ensure that the buying and selling is fair. ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "At present, it seems that the situation is very good, but we have quickly pushed Western countries to the side of the Qing court. I estimate that there will soon be a situation in which foreigners will join forces to help the Qing court. In the next step, the coast will be blockaded by foreigners, and maritime transportation and coastal economy will be greatly damaged. Therefore, I recommend that all transport be transferred to the inland, inland waterways. In addition, you must continue to rush to transport iron ore from Hainan Island, and you must concentrate all ships to hoard ore. Once the foreigners blockade the coast, Hainan Island will become the preferred target. When Deng Zixuan arrived in Guangzhou, everyone not only had the backbone but also increased their confidence.

After a night's rest, after breakfast the next morning, everyone went to work, and Deng Zixuan went to the governor's palace alone. A fortress in Zuihou in Guangzhou has still not been "breached". Naturally, after a lot of twists and turns, Deng Zixuan walked into the lobby. Zhang Zhizhi saw Deng Zixuan walk in, and stood up mechanically, and his eyes were facing each other. After a long time, Deng Zixuan smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, I said that you would curse me when you were zaijian." If you don't feel happy, scold me to your face! ”

"I have nothing to say to the Great Rebel!" Zhang Zhidong sat down angrily and stopped talking. Deng Zixuan didn't sit down, he walked a few steps on the ground and thought repeatedly: "What is the great rebellion, the allegiance to the incompetent, corrupt, unenterprising, and extravagant Manchu court is the king of righteous people?" The ancients said that a gentleman takes the world as his own responsibility and cares about the people of Li is the right way for us. ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "I know that you are anxious about the decline of the Qing court, and you are trying to use the means of change to become stronger. But have you ever thought about it, personal energy is limited, your wishful thinking will be nipped in the bud anytime and anywhere, and the Qing court will not care about change and strength at all, to put it bluntly, they are worried about the instability of the regime all the time and are using you. The Manchu nobles, they are high, they don't work, they don't pay a trace of hard work, but they live a life of spending all day and drinking, and they also ride on the heads of the Han people to make a fortune, is it difficult for this to be tolerated by a righteous man and a gentleman? ”

"The Manchu Qing Dynasty has ruled for more than 200 years, and has engaged in ** and implemented a policy of fooling the people, and how many atrocities have been unspeakable. New hatreds and old hatreds are blood debts, and they are too many to count. Not to mention, in the two Opium Wars in 1840 and 1860, dozens of warships and thousands of soldiers by foreigners actually caused the Chinese nation to suffer great humiliation, is it difficult to say that it is accidental? And the peasant uprising in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom also proved that the Manchu court had come to the end of the dynasty. ”

"Serve the country with loyalty! I think that the king should be the life of the world, and the country should be the land of China. Brother Zhang, I respect your personality and talent, and I regard you as a gentleman who cares about the world. In this case, why don't we make a big ambition to create a free and equal new country, and let the Chinese nation go back to the road of rejuvenation, and once again show the majesty of the Han and Tang Dynasties, I think it is impossible for Brother Zhang not to have this ambition. It's useless to say more, I've said what I should say. In the past ten years, I have tried my courage and made meticulous preparations to raise the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty, not for my own selfish interests, but for the sake of all living beings in the world and for the motherland, which has suffered many disasters and difficulties. I can promise you that I will never be an emperor in the future! ”

Zhang Zhidong suddenly raised his head when he heard this, and his emotions were obviously a little excited: "Mr. Deng, Fang Cai's words are like thunder, and he is ashamed of himself. In the past month, Mr. Deng's measures have been very popular, and I really see it. Think of some ridiculous, pathetic vanity and face. The reputation of the scholar made me unable to extricate myself, and today I have learned the noble qualities of the gentleman and awakened to it. The people of the king and the Chinese paradise of the country are so good. Zhang decided to follow Mr. Deng to the death! Zhang Zhidong changed his name.

Deng Zixuan stepped forward to hold Zhang Zhidong's hand and said, "Let us shoulder the heavy responsibility of the nation and the country together." Brother Zhang, in order to understand your worries, your relatives of origin have been transferred, and they are safe now, this is a letter from your cousin to you. After Deng Zixuan finished speaking, he took out another letter from his arms. Zhang Zhidong hurriedly took the letter and said excitedly: "Mr. Deng, your great kindness and virtue cannot be repaid, Zhang can only assist you wholeheartedly!" ”

Then Zhang Zhidong ordered a banquet to drink, and during the banquet, Zhang Zhidong asked: "Mr. Deng, Guangdong and Guangxi have been occupied by you, what are you going to do next?" Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "Establish the Guangzhou Military Government and form the Northern Expeditionary Army to implement the Northern Expedition." "It's a very wise move to be king." "I am ready to let you serve as the chief executive of Southwest and Lingnan, with jurisdiction over the four provinces of Guangzhou, Fujian, Guangxi, and Yunnan, and you must make full use of the original official system to stabilize the party and restore the economy, please Brother Zhang."

Zhang Zhidong's eyes lit up and said modestly: "Mr. Deng, Zhang is a shallow learner, I'm afraid it will be difficult to bear the weight." Deng Zixuan said: "Brother Zhang, we are not grass cowards, it is easy to occupy one side, but governing one side is the most important thing." In this regard, there is only Brother Zhang, and he must not shirk. In the future, my energy will be mainly used in the military, and administration is not my strong point. In addition, in the future, the chief executive will not be in charge of the military, and the military and the government will be separated. "Yes! The subordinates will live up to Mr.'s expectations! ”

Deng Zixuan continued: "After the establishment of the military government, the laws of the Qing court will be abolished together, and we will formulate new regulations. We can learn from the laws of the Qing court and the laws of the West, and we can adopt and retain them, and then form our new laws. Brother Zhang, this aspect will be handed over to you, after the new regulations are formed, they will be fully promoted in the future. I suggest that the suggestions of all parties be adopted and that the ideas of the parties be put together for implementation in the occupied territories first, so as to facilitate the replenishment and improvement. Deng Zixuan and Zhang Zhidong drank this wine until the evening, and they talked a lot.

5 days later, the establishment of the Guangzhou Military Government was announced, and the grand ceremony was very pleasant. In the square in front of the Governor's Palace, representatives of all parties gathered. The crowd also came spontaneously, and the scene was unprecedented. Deng Zixuan, as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expeditionary Army, first gave a speech, and then Kuang Jiazhi preached a message to the world. Jang Zhi-dong announced the birth of a new government as the supreme administrator. All officials shaved their heads and wore civilized uniforms. The appearance of military and political officials of the junta in a new face gives people a sense of shock.

On the same day, Deng Zixuan ordered the army in the city to hold a military parade to show the military might of the Northern Expeditionary Army to all the people. Zuihou Deng Zixuan preached the declaration of the Northern Expedition and decided to implement the Northern Expedition at the end of the year!