The Yamen, the governor of Huguang, was the key target of this uprising, and it was already unrecognizable in the rain of bullets. No pop-up window update fast // When the whole city of Wuchang was decided and the Hubei Military Government needed to be established, it was found that the yamen could no longer be used as an office space at all. After deliberation, it was decided to requisition the Advisory Council Building, which had not been affected by the pond fish.

The leader of the New Army came to the Advisory Bureau with the smell of gunpowder and found that the people in the bureau had long been scattered, and only Councillor Shen Weizhou was left to watch the scene. Seeing a group of Qiu Ba walking into the building in a murderous manner, Shen Weizhou came out in fright, and saluted and mocked: "I don't know what you are doing here?" ”

Cai Jimin is not only a member of the Revolutionary Group Literature Society and a member of the Communist Association, but also the deputy military academy (platoon commander) of the 29th standard, which is a rare "leading figure" among the rebel soldiers. At this time, the crowd lined up, stepped forward and said, "I don't know what Mr. is called?" ”

"In Xia Shen Weizhou, the word Qisheng, a native of Padang, is a member of the Hubei Advisory Bureau." Shen Weizhou, who was about forty years old, respectfully introduced himself to a group of young men.

Cai Jimin gave a military salute "snapped": "Hello, Councilor Shen! We are revolutionary soldiers, and we have recovered Wuchang in the morning, and we have announced to you three things: First, we will use your bureau to set up the Hubei Military Government. Second, I would like to invite Mr. Tong, Speaker of your Bureau, to come out and work. Third, I would like to ask your bureau to send someone to accept the financial organs of Wuchang and be responsible for the expenditure of the military government. Above. ”

Shen Weizhou groaned as if he had a toothache: "This sir, now that everyone in the Advisory Bureau has scattered everywhere, what you said is true-"

"So, are you going to say yes?" Cai Jimin's hand was placed on the position of the gun on his waist, intentionally or unintentionally.

Shen Weizhou was thrilled, and quickly changed his words: "I mean, such a big deal." How can Councillor Shen make a decision? We should ask Speaker Tong to come out before we can make a decision. ”

Cai Jimin's expression was cold: "Chen Shusan, accompany this Mr. Shen to invite Speaker Tang." Now the revolutionary army is thriving. Everything is urgent, but don't make everyone wait too long. Otherwise, huh! ”

A cold snort made Shen Weizhou's back sweat break out in white hair.

Chen Shusan, named Chen Lei, is currently studying in the Hubei Higher Industrial School founded by Sun Yuanqi. He took part in revolutionary work very early. Now the nine-pointed and eighteen-star flag fluttering at the head of Wuchang City was made by him and Zhao Xueshi and Zhao Shimei brothers. He is not very famous, but his brother Chen Tanqiu, a representative of the First National Congress and a revolutionary martyr, must be familiar to everyone.

Chen Lei didn't say a word, so he accompanied Shen Weizhou to find Speaker Tang.

The so-called "Speaker Tang", whose real name is Tang Hualong. The word Jiwu. A native of Qishui, Hubei Province, graduated from Japan University of Political Science and Law, and is currently the chairman of the Hubei Advisory Bureau, he is a member of the constitutionalist faction. In 1910, the first meeting of the Federation of Provincial Consultative Bureaus was held in Beijing, and he was elected chairman of the conference. Tang Hualong is not difficult to find, and the cat is at home at the moment. When he heard that the revolutionary party had asked him to come out to do something, he naturally refused: "How can you do such a headless thing?" I'm not going out! ”

Because it is at stake for his own life. Shen Weizhou persuaded the side. Hu Ruilin, who is also a member of the Advisory Bureau, did not know what considerations he had, and also persuaded: "Jiwu, it's not a problem that you can't go out when you hide at home!" In the opinion of the foolish brother, it is better to stand up and tell those revolutionary parties directly, saying, 'The literati do not know how to manage the army and manage their finances, so please choose another person with high talents and great powers, so as not to delay major events.'" Maybe you can get out. ”

Hu Ruilin's meaning is very clear: go out to help the revolutionary party, and the Qing government will counterattack in the future. It's just possible to lose your head. But these revolutionaries are all stunned, and you can't hide them at home. He will think that you are resisting the revolution and that he will collapse you right now! Weigh the two, it's better to go out now and have a perfunctory experience, and talk about the future later.

After thinking about it for a long time, Tang Hualong had no choice but to bring seven or eight members to the Advisory Bureau. By the time he arrived, the discussion had changed to the most pressing question of the moment: Who would be the head of the Hubei military government?

In fact, half a year before the Wuchang Uprising, when the Literary Society, the Communist Association and other groups held a meeting, they also mentioned the question of who should be elected as the temporary governor after the success of the revolution. At that time, the leaders of the revolutionary groups, whether Liu Gong, Sun Wu, or Jiang Yiwu, although they each made important contributions in the revolutionary process, their prestige and ability were not enough to convince the people, and it was difficult to lead the group. The main leaders of the League are a good choice, but Sun Yat-sen is far away overseas and it is impossible to return to China in the short term; I wanted to invite Huang Xing and others to preside over the overall situation, but people didn't look down on the central provinces that were the thoroughfares of the nine provinces, so they didn't come. Deliberation came and went, and they launched a candidate: Li Yuanhong.

Li Yuanhong, whose name is Song Qing, is a native of Huangpi, Hubei, and graduated from the Beiyang Naval Academy in his early years. After the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, he was appreciated by Zhang Zhidong, so he followed him to Hubei to train the new army, and is now the commander of the 21st Mixed Association (similar to the brigade commander of later generations). He was a prudent person, strict in administering the army, and was relatively lenient towards soldiers, especially for young students who were in the army, so both low-level soldiers and revolutionaries had a good impression of him.

In the view of the revolutionary party, the election of Li Yuanhong has three advantages:

First, Li Yuanhong was a famous general in the late Qing Dynasty, and his election could deter the Qing court, call on the world, and increase the prestige of the revolutionary army. It can also prevent the Qing court from branding the revolutionary army as "rebels" and "bandits", so that the provinces do not know the truth and there is no response. clause

Second, Li Yuanhong is a native of Hubei and a general of the Hubei army, and he can call on the Hubei gentry and the Hubei army to deploy and echo the revolution.

Third, although Li Yuanhong was born in the army, he was quite educated, able to write and martial arts, easy to cooperate, and capable of leading the revolution.

Of course, there is also a tacit advantage, that is, the status of the three heads of the Literary Society and the Communist Association is almost the same, if one of them is chosen, it will inevitably lead to the dissatisfaction of the other two, and it is difficult to reconcile, so it is better to simply elect an outsider, which can temporarily avoid internal power struggles.

On the night of the Wuchang Uprising, a series of emergencies occurred one after another, Liu Gong avoided Hankou, Sun Wu was injured and hospitalized, Jiang Yiwu was forced to leave Wuchang, and the uprising team was leaderless. The selection of who will be the provisional governor of the Hubei military government has become the most pressing issue after the success of the uprising.

When Tang Hualong heard this question, he pondered for a long time:

To put it bluntly, the temporary governor is a toilet. Once the revolution fails, the first thing the court wants to kill is you, the leading brother; In case the revolution succeeds. You will be kicked away again, and you will become a tragic figure in the style of Emperor Chuyi Xiongxin and King Han Lin'er of Xiaoming. Even so. This toilet is not something that just anyone can do: it must be famous in the Qing court, it must be supported by the revolutionary party, and it must be able to call on the army......

- If the people in Wuchang City could have known in advance that the revolution would succeed, and if he had become a temporary governor at this time, and could become two presidents and three vice presidents in the future, it is estimated that the people vying for this position would have been squeezed out. Tang Hualong doesn't have to be so embarrassed, maybe he will volunteer!

Just when Tang Hualong searched his intestines and scraped his stomach and was full of knots. Councilor Liu Gengzao proposed: "What do you think of Li Songqing, the leader of the 21st Mixed Association? Li Songqing is a famous general in Beiyang, and he is loved by the military and people in Hubei, which is the most suitable! ”

Liu Gengzao's proposal was completely consistent with the result of the revolutionary party's deliberations six months ago, and was immediately approved by all those present. But where is Li Yuanhong now?

Let's set the clock a few hours ago.

Although the revolutionaries had a good impression of Li Yuanhong, and Li Yuanhong was also generous to the low-level soldiers, it did not mean that he was in favor of the revolution. Opposite. He was a staunch opponent of the revolution. At the beginning of the Wuchang Uprising. The 8th Battalion of the 8th Town Project sent Zhou Rongtang to Li Yuanhong's 21st Mixed Association to send a letter to contact, hoping to work together in the grand plan. As a result, after Li Yuanhong asked about the origin, he directly hacked Zhou Rongtang to death with a knife.

When the news broke, the rebel soldiers were furious. After the Eighth Artillery Association entered the city, it opened fire on the 21st Mixed Association Department from Snake Mountain and Chuwangtai, and the soldiers of the Association also showed signs of mutiny. Li Yuanhong saw that the general trend was gone, so he had to hide in his staff officer's house with a few henchmen.

As the saying goes: "It is difficult to do things in the world, and money is a horse." The city of sorrow wants to break the wine for the army. "Li Yuanhong is now in Pingyang, and he naturally can't do without money in hand. On the way to escape, he did not forget to tell the man to go home and bring the three suitcases where he had stored his savings.

The guns and cannons in Wuchang City rang out all night, and normal people hid at home and did not dare to go out, at this time, several Lifu appeared on the street with clothes, bedding, suitcases and bags, which was simply lice on the monk's head - it was too dazzling. After taking a few steps, he was intercepted by soldiers on patrol duty.

"The Prime Minister's Concierge Seven-Rank Official", even if the man in command is not a seven-rank official. It's better than a big soldier, right? The two quarreled and revealed Li Yuanhong's hiding place. The crowd was overjoyed. flocked to Li Yuanhong's hideout.

Li Yuanhong saw that the soldiers were surrounding the residence, so he had to go out to meet each other. As soon as we met, he played the sad card: "Brothers. I, Li, treat you well on weekdays, why do you have to embarrass me? ”

Everyone shouted chaotically: "Commander Li, we have no malicious intentions, it's just that Wuchang has just made up our minds, and we want to ask you to come out and preside over the overall situation for our generation." ”

Li Yuanhong hurriedly refused: "Everyone's kindness, Li Mou's heart has it!" It's just that Li is only shallow in his studies and doesn't dare to take on this heavy responsibility. Moreover, there are many talents in the revolutionary party, so why should Li come forward? ”

Everyone said: "The commander leads the troops on weekdays, and he is the most popular with the soldiers." Now that the revolutionary party is the original soldiers, if the commander is not qualified to preside, then who is still qualified? ”

Li Yuanhong's eyes rolled: "Who are you leading the team now?" ”

Everyone replied in unison: "Wu Zhaolin, the officer of the left team of the eighth battalion of the project." ”

Li Yuanhong immediately nodded: "Wu Weisan is my student, his military talent and academic vision are above mine, and he is enough to deal with everything." I'm just going to add to the snake and the icing on the cake, so why bother to show my ugliness? I think it's better to keep it hidden. ”

Cheng Dingguo, a soldier of the 8th Engineering Battalion, was the hero who fired the first shot of the Wuchang Uprising, and he was extremely courageous, and shouted at this time: "The matter has come to this, does the commander plan to join the revolution, or is he loyal to the Qing court?" Take your pick! ”

If Li Yuanhong was a die-hard member of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he should have been killed in the Ministry of Cooperation, so why did he flee to the staff officer's house and hide? Why send a man home to smuggle gold and silver? Since he didn't die before, he won't die now. Seeing Cheng Dingguo's cruel words, Li Yuanhong had no choice but to follow everyone to Chuwangtai in a gloomy manner.

It is good for you to say that Li Yuanhong has the spirit of a king, or that he is famous, but he is indeed very appealing. The soldiers of the Eighth Engineering Battalion stationed in Chuwangtai were overjoyed when they heard that Li Yuanhong had come out to preside over the overall situation, and they lined up to raise their guns to welcome them. As the commander-in-chief, Wu Zhaolin was even more respectful to the teacher, and greeted him from afar.

Li Yuanhong was wearing a green tweed horse coat, a gray tweed robe, and a melon skin hat, with a sad face and a very troubled look. This is the business of the Nine Clans! You are very well educated and have deep qualifications, and you should never be mixed with the revolutionary party. If you don't make a revolution and are promoted quickly in the army, you will have absolutely no problem becoming a commander within ten years! Please hurry up and let everyone go back to camp and discuss the aftermath in detail. If it continues like this, it won't end! ”

Ma Rong, who was standing next to Wu Zhaolin, was also the hero of Wuchang's first righteousness, and he was furious when he heard this: "Don't sit in a sedan chair - you don't know how to lift!" Let's go back to the camp, do we want Ruizi to send people to kill them one by one? You killed our comrades with your own hands last night, and you haven't settled accounts yet. You are invited to come today, and you have persuaded us to surrender. I think you're a complete traitor. It's better to chop it directly! After saying that, he drew his sword and slashed.

The surrounding people were shocked and hurriedly stopped Ma Rong. On the one hand, his comrades, on the other hand, his own teacher, Wu Zhaolin is in a dilemma, and he can only make peace with the mud.

He first said to the revolutionaries around him: "Commander Li loves us very much. What I said just now is to see that everyone has fought too hard all night, take care of us, and ask everyone to go back to the camp to rest temporarily, not to make peace with Ruizi and other Manchu Tartars. Please calm down, Commander Li has his own way to maintain the current situation. ”

Turning around, he threatened Li Yuanhong in a low voice: "Commander, it's better not to talk nonsense about some things!" We comrades killed too many people last night, and it is inevitable that we will become a little addicted. If you annoy them and act impulsively, I'm afraid the commander won't look good, right? ”

Li Yuanhong was already stupid by Ma Rong's knife, and he didn't dare to speak out again.

Wu Zhaolin struck while the iron was hot: "We and other revolutionaries recovered Wuhan within half a day, which shows that the Qing court has no way and people's minds have changed. Now that Ruizi and Zhang Huchen have left, the success of the Hubei revolution is just around the corner. The commander has always had outstanding prestige and won the hearts of the military, but the matter has come to this point, why don't you come out to maintain the overall situation? ”

Li Yuanhong was reluctant to agree, but he didn't dare to refuse, just silently.

When everyone was persuading, Cai Jimin, Liu Gengzao and others were also sending people to look for Li Yuanhong. Wu Zhaolin was afraid that Li Yuanhong would stay in the army for too long, and if he didn't agree with him, he would be dismantled by the soldiers who were aroused by righteous indignation. When he arrived at the Advisory Bureau, Li Yuanhong saw that Tang Hualong, Liu Gengzao, Wu Weizhou and other parliamentarians were present, as if he had confidence, and he was unwilling to take up the post of governor of the Hubei Military Government.

Since the revolutionary party, the army, and the Consultative Bureau had all nominated him to this position, he had no choice but to refuse. Soon, everyone wrote a notice for Anmin and asked Li Yuanhong to sign the word "Li" on it.

The election of the governor can be said to be forced by the people in the future; Once you sign the notice, you can't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River. Li Yuanhong trembled, and said vaguely: "Everyone, don't harm me, don't harm me......"

Li Yidong was furious, pulled out the **** and pointed at Li Yuanhong: "You are such a big official in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and now that you are in the revolution, you should have been shot." We won't kill you, we will elect you to be the governor, and you won't do it!" I think you're born servile, and you still want to wear a Manchu red top, right? It's better to collapse you and find someone else to be the one. Two-legged toads are hard to find, and two-legged living people don't grab a handful? ”

Cai Jimin and Chen Lei were afraid that he would go off the rails, so they hurriedly pulled him down.

was frightened by Li Yidong, Li Yuanhong trembled even more, and he couldn't even say anything, but he still refused to sign with trepidation. Li Yidong couldn't hold it back, so he directly took a pen and wrote the word "Li" on the notice, and looked at Li Yuanhong proudly: "I signed it on your behalf, see if you can deny it!" ”

Seeing the words "Li Proclamation, Governor of the Government of the Republic of China" and "August 20, 4,609 of the Yellow Emperor Era" before and after the proclamation, Li Yuanhong couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and even forgot it. (To be continued.) )