Sun Yuanqi frowned: "Why are they here again?" Missing! ”

Why is Sun Yuanqi so disgusted with them? It's a long story for the child to have no mother. Welcome to the reading // But if we really want to talk about the historical roots, we have to go back to the Baolu Movement a few months ago.

Due to the Qing government's forced implementation of the state-owned policy of railway trunk roads, it triggered a vigorous Sichuan road protection movement, and the irrational factors of the Sichuan people in the incident have been discussed above, so I will not repeat them here. However, the reason why the Baolu Movement was in full swing made the Sichuan people excited and angry, and eventually led to the situation being out of control, and the three forces contributed to it:

The first force was the Sichuan gentry, that is, the shareholder representatives of the Sichuan Railway.

This group of people is very rich,—— nonsense, and they can't participate in the construction of the railway without money! If they do not participate in the railway, the government's state-owned policy of railway trunk roads has a dime to do with them? It doesn't matter, they don't bother to do anything with the government! Second, they still have power, and the Sichuan Provincial Consultative Bureau, which was established in September 1909, is the stage for their activities. Therefore, when the Qing government was unwilling to compensate the Sichuan-Han Railway Corporation for the deficit of 3 million taels, they immediately took action, using all kinds of public opinion to lash out at the state-owned policy of the main railway and encourage the ordinary people to rise up and resist. As for themselves, they cherish both feathers and life, and will only hide in dark corners to fan the yin wind, light ghost fires, and occasionally do lip service of waving flags and shouting, and will never rush to the front line in person. These gentry had a better name in the political landscape of the late Qing Dynasty: the Constitutionalists. In other words, they are the elite, the public knowledge of the early twentieth century.

The second force is the Sichuan Pao Ge, that is, the folk secret society whose mission is to "oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty". Pao Ge is the common name of the Brotherhood in Sichuan, and in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the Brotherhood is called the "Red Gang". The Elders' Association, along with Hongmen and Qingbang, is one of the three famous gangs in modern Chinese history. Nominally a gang, to put it bluntly, an organized underworld.

Of course, triad organizations are not all heinous crimes, and they play a certain positive role in maintaining social stability, fairness and justice. For example, in Japan's Yamaguchi-gumi, it is said that there are fights on the streets of Tokyo, and the latest to appear and mediate must be the Yamaguchi-gumi. And then the police. However, this large-scale, organized underworld has always been a major problem for the government, and it is no exception until now, and it is necessary to get rid of it as soon as possible, including the above-mentioned Yamaguchi-gumi. Therefore, the tension between Brother Pao and the government can be imagined.

The third force is the revolutionary party. Mainly members of the League. As early as 1906 and 1910, the revolutionaries had launched several uprisings in Sichuan, but naturally none of them succeeded with only a dozen men and seven or eight guns. When the Paoge formed the Baolu Comrades Association with the instigation and support of the gentry, the revolutionaries found that this was a good opportunity to take advantage of the uprising, so the members of the Sichuan League sneaked back to Sichuan to contact the supporters of the New Army and the Pao. An uprising is brewing. The intervention of the revolutionary party quickly transformed the pro-road movement from a peaceful petition to an armed insurrection.

Sun Yuanqi was a statist who had been successfully brainwashed by the new social education, and at the same time, as an important member of the Qing government, he carefully read Sheng Xuanhuai's memoranda and believed that it was necessary for China to comprehensively rectify railway transportation if it wanted to develop, so he was very supportive of the state-owned policy of railway trunk roads in his heart. Naturally, they have little affection for the three forces in Sichuan, which obstruct the state-owned railways because of their own selfish interests.

It is precisely because of the intensification of the road protection movement. That's why Sun Yuan started to enter Sichuan.

Sun Yuanqi led a standard elite of the 44th Mixed Association into Sichuan, fighting from north to south, and finally succeeded in Chengdu. Take charge of Sichuan. In this process, the three forces also gave Sun Yuanqi a little affection to some extent, and did not resist vigorously, so they thought that they were grateful to Sun Yuanqi, and they all hoped to get a piece of the pie in the new government.

Since they know each other, Sun Yuanqi is not very concerned about himself, after all, he has indeed benefited a lot from the process of entering Sichuan, and the new government also needs the full support of various forces. But after meeting them once, Sun Yuanqi was completely disappointed: not to mention the cunning of the Sichuan gentry, nor the bloody impulses of the revolutionaries. Just looking at the peculiar dress of the Sichuan robe brothers, you know that they are "insufficient and conspiracy":

Brother Pao's slogan was to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, seeing the success of the Wuchang Uprising and the rise of troops in various parts of Sichuan, he thought that the restoration of China was successful, so he began to restore the clothes of the Han family. However, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has ruled China for more than 260 years, and everyone has long been accustomed to long robes and horse coats. Who remembers what the Han family's clothes look like? Brother Pao is an uneducated vagrant, and he has no ability to study what clothes the Ming Dynasty people wore. Fortunately, "those who cut Ke are not far away", and the ancient heroes on the stage of Sichuan opera and the various gods in the Bashu temple have become their targets. I saw the robes and rudders wearing swords on their waists, pedaling flower boots, tying hero knots on their heads, wearing heroic robes, and wearing python robes inside, swaggering through the market. In Sun Yuanqi's opinion, they didn't come to discuss matters at all, but more like they came to attend the masquerade ball held in the Governor's Palace!

Yang Du also shook his head after they left: "I used to read the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, which said that the subordinates of the First Emperor 'all wore crowns and wore women's clothes', and said that 'the officials and knights were all small and erected, or there were chefs and cooks, and they wore embroidered clothes and brocade trousers', and I thought it was a false statement. Now it seems that history is really not deceiving! With the past to the present, since the first emperor was finally defeated and died, it is difficult for these robe brothers to become a big thing! ”

Zhang Shizhao, Yang Yongtai and others also nodded in unison, looking like they were related to me.

But these people did not know what they wanted, and when they saw that they did not get their wish, they went to the governor's palace every now and then. It just so happened that Sun Yuanqi encountered the Praetorian Guards besieging Jingshi University at this time, how could he have time to pay attention to them? directly instructed the doorman: as long as they come to visit, they have always politely declined. Who knew that they persevered, even though they ate countless soups behind closed doors, they still did not change their original intentions. No, when I heard that Jingshi University had lifted the siege, I came to visit me in a hurry.

The doorman was about to exit the study after hearing Sun Yuanqi's instructions, but Yang Du hurriedly stopped: "Wait! Then he said to Sun Yuanqi: "Baixi, these people are all the leading figures in Sichuan, it's okay to refuse them once or twice, if they keep avoiding them, they will definitely be resentful." We have strong troops now, and they may hold back. Once we send troops into Tibet, the middle of the river will be empty, and it is very likely that they will collude with foreign enemies and wait for an opportunity to cause chaos. Therefore, we must solve these problems as soon as possible, and we cannot leave them unresolved for a long time. ”

Sun Yuanqi rolled his eyes: "Huizi, are you going to settle the outside first?" ”

In fact, this sentence can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period Qi Huan Gong in the Kwaiqiu Alliance, "Respect the Zhou Room, Ao Yi Di", which has been regarded as a guideline for more than 2,000 years, such as the Western Han Dynasty Chao Cuo, the Northern Song Dynasty Zhao Pu, and the Ming Dynasty Yu Qian have all quoted, and the Taizu of this dynasty also said similar words, that is, the famous "clean the house and then invite guests" theory.

Chang Kaishen's strategy that was criticized by later generations was to first compromise with Japan, go all out to suppress the Communist Party, and then flatten the anti-Guangdong and resist foreign aggression, which was actually very insightful. It is a pity that he did not start well and finish well, and was forced by the situation to form an anti-Japanese national united front. As a result, not long after the success of the "outside", he was also carried to the island outside by Comrade Kunlun.

Yang Du smiled: "Yes, it is necessary to settle inside first." As the saying goes, 'long itching is better than short pain', and we must solve these worries as soon as possible. As for how to deal with it, after inviting them in, Baixi, you listen to me. ”

Sun Yuan nodded and instructed the doorman, "Go and invite the four guests in!" ”

Yang Du stood up: "Baixi, let's go out to greet us too!" Before slapping a face, you always have to give a sweet date to eat, right? ”

Sun Yuanqi took Yang Du and Zhang Shizhao out of the door, saw Pu Dianjun and his party of four from a distance, and said loudly: "Speaker Pu, Speaker Luo, General Manager Yin, and Superintendent Zhang, the four of them are here, and if you miss the welcome, please forgive me!" ”

Pu Dianjun and the others hurriedly walked a few steps, and were about to kneel down according to the courtesy, but when they saw Sun Yuanqi's newly shaved head, they were a little at a loss in shock: "I didn't expect the Governor to support the revolution so much, my subordinates don't know whether to bow to the Governor, or shake hands according to Western etiquette?" ”

Sun Yuanqi smiled and took Pu Dianjun's hands: "Why should Speaker Pu be polite!" You and I are the same age, you might as well be called brothers, why do you need to be polite? Come, come, please, ladies and gentlemen! ”

After serving tea, Sun Yuanqi took the initiative to confess again: "A few days ago, Sun Gen had some important matters to deal with, and it was inevitable that he would be negligent to you, and I would like to forgive you." Today, I will replace wine with tea, and accompany the four Bashu sages and Junyan! ”

Pu Dianjun and the others hurriedly got up: "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" Pu and others don't know the priorities, and they have taken the liberty to visit again and again, and they should first make amends to the adults. When his subordinates learned that the Qing court had brazenly besieged Jingshi University in disregard of the world's affairs, they were also indignant, and once shouted in the newspaper, calling on colleagues from the provincial advisory bureaus to call the regent and demand an immediate cessation of the army. Unexpectedly, the day before yesterday, the Lord suddenly sent a plane to coerce the Imperial Palace, forcing the Qing court to take the initiative to retreat, and Jingshi University was safe and sound, which is really gratifying! So I didn't take the liberty to come to the door to celebrate. ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "You guys really have a heart! Sun Moucai is a shallow learner, and he has just come to your place, and he will have to borrow from the villagers in the future, and he will not hesitate to teach him when the time comes! ”

Luo Lun said coldly: "Master Sun has profound knowledge and is well-known at home and abroad, especially when he writes books and establishes schools, which is a great achievement. It's just that this time he is in charge of Sichuan, the army is governing the people, and the officials are procurators, and I don't know what kind of benevolent government he is going to implement to benefit the thousands of people in Bashu? ”

Luo Lun's words seem to be positive and depreciative, openly and secretly ridiculing Sun Yuanqi for only understanding education and not political affairs. Yang Du took over the conversation: "At the beginning of my family's getting off the bus, people and land were unfamiliar, and as for how to govern, I wanted to ask you for advice!" ”。。 )