Sun Yuanqi thought for a moment before replying: "If local autonomy can be truly implemented, it will naturally be very good, but we are not optimistic about the prospects of local autonomy. During the reign of Guangxu and Xuantong of the former Qing Dynasty, due to the continuous invasion of the country by foreign powers, the central government's control over the local government became weaker and weaker, but the central government still held the overall political power. Under such circumstances, the gradual implementation of local autonomy in various provinces can indeed effectively resist the rule of the imperial court, lift all kinds of shackles imposed by the central government on local governments, and help promote the development of political, economic, and people's livelihood undertakings. In the course of last year's revolution, the provinces declared their independence one after another, which was one of the fruits of self-government.

"However, after last year's revolution, local autonomy began to take a turn for the worse, because we saw that in many provinces, the military absolutely controlled the military power, and actively interfered in local government affairs, planning to integrate the military and the government to monopolize power. Externally, they claim local autonomy, but internally, they steal civil rights and prey on the common people. Even if some provinces set out to establish national assemblies and formulate livelihood policies, how many have they actually been implemented? The so-called local autonomy and even inter-provincial autonomy are in fact nothing more than warlord secession under the cloak of autonomy.

"In the current practice of warlord secession in China, not only the central government will not tolerate it, but the people of the whole country will not agree to it! Moreover, if the warlords are not eliminated, it will be difficult to formulate policies, standards will not be unified, and the provinces will continue to quarrel and bend their knees to ask for help, so how can we talk about building the country and improving the people's livelihood? De-militarization and de-feudalism are objects that all countries in the world must exclude in the process of transforming into a modern country, and China will be no exception. Genuine local autonomy can only be achieved under the premise of national unity, the state ownership of the armed forces, and the supervision of the people, and the exclusion of military interference in government affairs. However, once the elimination of warlords is called, how many people in the country will vigorously advocate local autonomy? So we are not optimistic about the prospects for local self-government. ”

Ignoring the restriction of one question per person, the reporter hurriedly asked: "Then what are you going to do in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Gansu and other places now?" ”

Sun Yuanqi said: "You should all know that the New China Party requires every party member to believe in nationalism, and as a party, Sun is naturally no exception. Once we believe that the legitimate government of the Republic of China is formally established, Sichuan and other places will conscientiously abide by the relevant laws and regulations of the parliament and the central government, and will pay taxes to the central government on a monthly basis through Bloomage Bank to show respect. ”

In this statement. Sun Yuanqi fought a lot of ambushes. For example, the government of the Republic of China, which "we consider legitimate", has the right to decide whether the government of the Republic of China is legitimate, not in Beijing and Nanjing, but in Sichuan. As long as the laws and regulations they enact and the amount of taxes they demand to be paid go against the wishes of Sun Yuanqi and others, they can completely negate everything on the grounds that we believe that the government is illegal. Another example is to pay taxes to the central government "month by month" through "Bloomage Bank". One day the government does something wrong. You can protest against the next month's tax arrears.

More importantly, Sun Yuanqi did not promise to hand over ownership of the army to the central government. The so-called "political power comes out of the barrel of a gun", as long as there is still an army in hand, he is not afraid of Yuan Shikai, Sun Yat-sen and others making any earth-shaking mark.

Then the reporter of "Beihua Jiebao" asked: "Chairman Sun." According to the latest news this morning, Mr. Tao Chengzhang, one of the important founders and main leaders of the Liberation Society, was assassinated in the Guangci Hospital in the French Concession. ”

Sun Yuanqi replied: "We, the New China Party, just passed a proposal before the end of the congress, and decided to electrify the whole country, expressing our deep condolences for Mr. Tao's death. He also expressed his sincere condolences to the colleagues of the Liberation Association and the family of Mr. Tao. This despicable act cast a shadow over the young republican form of government and set a bad precedent for the coming party politics. The initiator, what is the aftermath? We, the New China Party, strongly condemn this!

"Here, we solemnly state that we, the New China Party, resolutely oppose any form of assassination, and are willing to work together with domestic political parties, including the Liberation Society, to realize the parliamentary republic and safeguard domestic peace and security. At the same time, we also demand that the Wusong Military and Government Sub-Government, the Jiangsu Governor's Office, and the Nanjing Government of the Republic of China take swift action to arrest the murderers as soon as possible. Ming canonical punishment to vent the anger of the world. ”

-- If Chen Qimei's instruction of Wang Zhuqing and others to assassinate Tao Chengzhang, the leader of the Restoration Society, was the "initiator", then Zhao Bingjun's instruction of Ying Guixin to assassinate Song Jiaoren, the acting chairman of the Kuomintang, is a typical report for the first time, and Chen Qimei himself was assassinated in 1916, which confirms the saying that "there is no aftermath". In the future, assassinations in the political arena of the Republic of China were also endless. Like Liao Zhongkai, Wang Jingwei, Yang Yongtai, Tang Shaoyi, Li Gongpu, Wen Yiduo, etc., everyone is familiar with them.

After that, Sun Yuanqi answered a bunch of nonsense questions. At the end of the press conference, a reporter finally found Zhang Jian and Tang Shouqian, who had been hanging on the side: "President Zhang, President Tang." What do you think are the similarities and differences between the New China Party and the Pre-Constituent Assembly? ”

After Yang Yongtai returned to the hostel, he dressed up in disguise. Take a rickshaw to the City God Temple.

At noon, the city god temple is crowded with people and traffic, especially at the entrance of Yu Garden, it is full of tourists. Dressed in a black cotton robe and a black top hat, Yang Yongtai quickly blended into the crowd and became an inconspicuous member of the vast sea of people, without being obtrusive at all. After shopping for a long time, he found that there was no one behind him, so he came to Nanxiang steamed bun shop leisurely, ordered a cage of crab roe buns, a few dishes of side dishes, and ate them with taste. Before half of the meal was eaten, a young man in ragged clothes, with a resolute face but a little polite, stood at the table, looking as if he wanted to ask Yang Yongtai for help. But they speak in a low voice, and it is difficult for others to grasp the content of the discussion. Yang Yongtai asked softly, "Yaqiao, how are things going?" ”

It turned out that this young man was Wang Yaqiao, who was known as the "Assassination King" in later generations!

Wang Yaqiao replied: "Things are going very well! Probably stimulated by the news of Tao Chengzhang's assassination, I contacted Li Tiexian yesterday afternoon after changing my name, and this morning they promised and took the initiative to increase the remuneration from 5,000 to 10,000, it seems that Li Tiexian is indeed panicking. But Chen Qimei, a dog thief, really deserves to die, he dares to assassinate the revolutionary fathers unscrupulously, he is really innocent! ”

Wang Yaqiao set up a military government in Hefei, Anhui Province in October last year, and was attacked by Sun Pinqi of the League, resulting in heavy casualties among the officers and men under his command. Now that he sees that the alliance will assassinate Tao Chengzhang, he naturally empathizes with him and hates Chen Qimei to the core.

Yang Yongtai said: "Then do you have a plan?" ”

Wang Yaqiao simply picked up a stool and sat down: "Recently, the governor of Yangmei has fallen in love with a fan head in Huifang on Sima Road, and he always goes there every evening to linger for a few hours, and waits until the third watch in the middle of the night to take the car back. I'm going to pretend to be a rickshaw driver waiting for a customer near that green house, and when he goes out after Wushan, I'll get rid of him! ”

Yang Yongtai nodded: "Then do you have any needs?" ”

Wang Yaqiao said: "It is said that we have a Zhonggong 1911 rifle in our hands, which has a fast rate of fire, a long range, and great lethality. If you have it, you will definitely be able to do more with less! ”

Yang Yongtai immediately denied his opinion: "No! The Zhonggong 1911 rifle is now mainly used by our grandchildren's army, and only a small number is scattered on the black market. If you use a Zhonggong 1911 rifle, it will inevitably make people suspicious of us, which is not good! It is better to use the standard weapons of the Liberation Army, which are now easy to buy on the market without making people suspicious! ”

Wang Yaqiao didn't insist: "Then let's add a horse brand and a grenade!" It's better to have a few more smoke bombs, which you can use when retreating. ”

Yang Yongtai pondered for a moment: "If you buy a special smoke bomb in Shanghai, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of others, and it will be troublesome to track down in the future." I think it's better not to alarm others, you can use a regular talc, and throw it out after the shot, which is similar to the effect of smoke grenades. ”

Wang Yaqiao agreed to Yang Yongtai's proposal: "Then when will these things be ready?" ”

Yang Yongtai said: "It depends on when you are ready to do it." ”

Wang Yaqiao replied: "If the things can be prepared, I want to do it tonight!" First, Chen Qimei would definitely not have thought that the revenge would come so quickly, and the vigilance would be a little relaxed; Second, after he succeeded in assassinating Tao Huanqing, he would inevitably go to Huifang to find that fantou Lehehe; Third, I'm afraid that if it's too late, things will change. ”

"Okay, I'll send someone to prepare things right away, and you can go to the contact point on Po Shan Street at four o'clock in the afternoon to pick it up. These twenty silver dollars are the event funds, hello to hire a rickshaw. Yang Yongtai knew that Wang Yaqiao was shy in his pocket now, and he might not have the money to prepare assassination props. As a behind-the-scenes manipulator, he naturally has to make up for it a little more.

Wang Yaqiao pretended to get up and thanked him: "Thank you, Third Brother, for your help!" ”

Yang Yongtai couldn't help but roll his eyes, and then admonished: "Yaqiao, you must pay attention to safety, and you can completely give up your actions if necessary." If you do so, be sure to evacuate to a safe place as soon as possible and hide for a while. Regardless of whether the assassination is successful or not, you will be the deputy head of the Investigation Section of the Office of the Party Affairs Committee of our Party! ”

At ten o'clock in the evening of February 5, 1912, Shanghai in Layue was also a little cold and biting, except for some merry ghosts who returned late on the four roads, there were only a few pheasants who had not yet made business. Wang Yaqiao was leaning on the rickshaw with a pickle, grenades, and talcum powder, his eyes slightly narrowed as if he was napping, but in fact he was watching the movement of a green building forty meters away.

At this moment, there was a commotion in the green building, and the old bustard and the turtle man opened the door curtain, bowed and gave way to a middle-aged Sven man in his early thirties, and his mouth kept saying flattering words. At this moment, Wang Yaqiao slowly stood up and pulled the rickshaw forward. When he was twenty meters away from Chen Qimei, the guards of the Shanghai Military Governor's Mansion who were in charge of guarding around him thought he was a rickshaw driver who was soliciting passengers, and immediately shouted: "Blind your dog's eyes!" What do you make up? Didn't see our grandfather have his own car! ”

In these years, those who can afford to sit in a car are either rich or expensive, and they are all rickshaw drivers who can't afford to mess with. Wang Yaqiao pretended to be frightened and quickly retreated a few steps. At the moment of turning around, he took out a few grenades from his arms and threw them towards the door of the Qinglou.