Chapter 50 Sixth, on Boai Pills, Yang Du calmed down and sorted out the experience of the three months since returning to China

Zhang Zhidong's expectations for Yang Du himself and his clear attitude towards taking back the self-management of the Guangdong-Han Railway gave great encouragement to Yang Du, who was just beginning to manage state affairs, and he returned to Hunan excitedly. Affected by public opinion, intellectuals, gentry and business circles in Changsha, Yuezhou, Xiangtan, Hengzhou and other places were also discussing the Guangdong-Han Railway.Some of the international students who returned to China in the early stage joined forces in old-style academies and new-style schools, organized young students to hold various activities, and urged the government to take back the Guangdong-Han Railway.For a time, there was an upsurge of patriotic road construction.

With his special identity, Yang Du has become an idol worshiped by these passionate young students.He worked tirelessly among them, and with his extensive legal and economic knowledge and eloquent eloquence, he analyzed the case of the Guangdong-Han Railway in a precise and precise manner.All the listeners were convinced of his point of view, and agreed that the Guangdong-Han Railway must be taken back, otherwise it would be tantamount to selling national sovereignty to outsiders.For this reason, Yang Du was widely respected by scholars in Hunan. Soon, he got accurate news: Zhang Zhidong and Cen Chunxuan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, made a petition to the imperial court, requesting that the fifteen items of the "Guangdong-Han Railway Loan Contract" signed by Wu Tingfang, the Minister to the United States, and the United States-China Hexing Company in the 24th year of Guangxu In addition, the twenty-sixth paragraph of the "Guangdong-Han Railway Loan Renewal Contract" signed in the 26th year of Guangxu was abolished, and the Guangdong-Han Railway was handed over to the three provinces of Hunan, Hubei, and Guangdong for their own management, and please severely punish them for accepting huge bribes and betraying national interests. Wu Tingfang and Sheng Xuanhuai.

Yang Du successfully completed the entrustment of all the students studying in Japan and the United States, bid farewell to his mother, wife, children and Teacher Xiangqi, and returned to Tokyo to return to his mission.He kept Zhang Zhidong's instructions in mind, and planned to spend another three years thoroughly researching the constitutionalism of Western countries and Japan for future use by the imperial court. When Yang Du was waiting for the ship in Shanghai, it was the time when Huang Xing, Liu Kuiyi, Zhang Ji and others also fled to Shanghai.They were not discouraged by the premature death of the Changsha Uprising. After learning that Ma Fuyi had also escaped safely, they actively planned a second uprising.Under the cover of Zhang Shizhao's Qiming Translation Bookstore in Shanghai, they widely contacted revolutionaries in Shanghai from various provinces, and established a peripheral organization of the Huaxing Society called the Patriotic Association.Yang Du also went to Qiming Translation Bookstore several times and participated in their meetings, but declined the invitation of Huang Xing and others, and refused to be a member of the Patriotic Association.At this moment, a young boy caused a catastrophe to the Patriotic Association.

His name was Wan Fuhua, and he was originally from Anhui.Two years ago, I went to Hunan with my uncle and studied in Changsha Mingde Academy.Inspired by righteousness, he joined the Huaxing Club out of respect for Huang Xing.After the death of the Changsha Uprising, he followed Huang Xing and others to Shanghai and actively participated in the activities of the Patriotic Association. One day, he saw Zhang Ji's German pistol and was very curious, so he asked Zhang Ji to lend it to him for fun.Zhang Ji lent it to him and told him how to use it.After playing with the pistol a few times, Wan Fuhua thought, why not use this to get rid of a traitor for the country?He thought of Wang Zhichun who lived in Shanghai.

Wang Zhichun was born in Hengyang, Hunan, and served as governor of Anhui and Guangxi.During his tenure in Wanfu, Anhui people hated him very much, and compromised with the French during his tenure in Guifu.He has been to Russia, flattering foreigners.Wan Fuhua concluded that this person must be a traitor.Now that Wang Zhichun has been vacated and lives in Shanghai without incident, he often goes to teahouses to drink tea and listen to music. Wan Fuhua has met him several times. Early this morning, Wan Fuhua went to the teahouse where Wang often went to look for a pistol in his pocket.Sure enough, in the elegant house of a tea house, Wang Zhichun, in his sixties, was shaking his Xiangfei fan, crossing his legs, squinting his eyes and listening to a girl playing a pipa and singing a tune opposite.Wan Fuhua secretly rejoiced, walked quietly to the door of Yashe, and aimed a gun at Wang Zhichun's fat head.It's a pity that Wan Fuhua's marksmanship was too unfamiliar, the bullet didn't hit Wang Zhichun, but shattered a glass mirror on the wall.When Wang Zhichun was so frightened that he hadn't recovered, several guards had already arrested Wan Fuhua and turned him to the police station.Ren tortured and tortured, Wan Fuhua only said that he wanted to eliminate harm for the country, and kept silent about the origin of the pistol.

Shanghai newspapers published the assassin Wan Fuhua as big news, and Zhang Ji complained endlessly.Because Zhang Shizhao was acquainted in Shanghai, Huang Xing asked him to visit Wan Fuhua in the prison, brought some daily necessities, and told him not to confess about the Patriotic Association.Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Shizhao went to prison, he was arrested as a suspect in the case.That night, the police came to Qiming Translation Bookstore to search again.At this time, Huang Xing's friend Guo Renzhang was chatting in his room. Guo Renzhang was the son of Guo Songlin, a late general of the Hunan Army.Guo Songlin, whose courtesy name is Zimei, is a well-known person who is arty and extravagant.He once asked He Shaoji, a great celebrity, to write a birthday couplet for him.In order to get more money for his pen, He Shaoji intentionally curry favor with him, carefully conceived, and wrote ten words for him: ancient and modern, three beauties, and two Fenyangs, front and back.Du Fu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, was named Zimei, Su Shunqin, a poet in the Song Dynasty, was also named Zimei, and Guo Ziyi, the king of Fenyang in the Tang Dynasty, was also named Guo.Shoulian will compare Guo Songlin Wen to Du Fu and Su Shunqin, and Wu to Guo Ziyi.From the point of view of the text, it is indeed cleverly conceived, which can be called a good couplet, but in terms of reality, it is far behind.However, Guo Songlin liked it so much that he gave He Shaoji a full thousand taels of silver.Ten words were exchanged for a thousand taels of silver, which caused a sensation in the country.In the early years, this admirer of fame passed away.The son inherited his father's career, and Guo Renzhang also became an officer.Not long ago, he was promoted to the Guangdong New Army Association Commander in Jiangxi Patrol Commander. Yesterday he came to Shanghai excitedly and planned to transfer to Guangdong to take up the post.When Guo Renzhang was playing on the streets of Shanghai with some guards, he happened to run into Huang Xing and Zhang Ji.

Both of them are celebrities in Hunan, so it is natural and intimate to meet in a foreign land.Guo Renzhang didn't know that Huang Xing was a revolutionary party, so he was invited to chat at Huang Xing's apartment at Qiming Translation Bookstore in the evening.When the police came to search, Guo Renzhang was puzzled.After searching seven times and eight times, the police found a few bullets from the drawer, and immediately arrested all three of them. On the way to the police station, Huang Xing quietly said to Guo Renzhang: "Zhang Ji is young and reckless, he got a few bullets from others and caused trouble, as long as you say that these bullets are yours, you will be fine." gone."

Guo Renzhang expressed his loyalty and agreed.During interrogation at the police station, Guo Renzhang insisted that the bullet belonged to him, that Huang Xing and Zhang Ji were his guards, and that he went to Guangdong via Shanghai to take up his post.Guo Renzhang has a formal commission and is an officer, so it is not surprising that he has a few bullets.After being locked up for three days, the police couldn't find any other doubts, so they had to be released. Zhang Shizhao also pretended to be confused, and only said that Wan Fuhua was a helper hired by Qiming Translation Bookstore, and he didn't know that he had a pistol, and he didn't know why he wanted to kill Wang Zhichun.The police station had no choice but to release Zhang Shizhao as well.

When Huang Xing, Zhang Shizhao and others were detained, Yang Du was almost arrested.It turned out that there was a concierge at Qiming Translation Bookstore who hated Yang Du very much.Every time Yang Du came to translate the bookstore, he never paid attention to the concierge, walked in and out, arrogantly, and didn't even look at him.The concierge was a narrow-minded and vicious person, so he secretly said to the police station: "Wan Fuhua has an accomplice named Yang Du, who lives in the Waibaidu Bridge Hotel." The police station went to the Waibaidu Bridge Hotel overnight.Yang Du wasn't there, he was watching the Shanghai Beach fashion show at the Salsa Nightclub, and he didn't return to the hotel until four o'clock in the morning.The police couldn't survive and left early, leaving a sentence: Yang Du must wait here tomorrow and cannot leave.The waiter told this sentence to Yang Du who had just entered the door. He was secretly taken aback, knowing that Wan Fuhua must be involved, so he hurriedly packed his luggage, quietly slipped out of the Waibaidu Bridge Hotel, and found himself in a remote alley. I found a low-grade shop here to live.Two days later, when the voyage came, he hurried to the pier and boarded a Japanese passenger ship named Boai Maru.

From Shanghai to Yokohama, the sea vessel will sail for six days and six nights.Dealing with the endless sea water day and night, the journey is very tedious, but this has brought benefits to Yang Du. Yang Du is active by nature, not used to deep thinking.He didn't want to look at the boring sea water, and didn't want to get in touch with unfamiliar travel companions. The environment made him calm down, and he sorted out the experience of the three months since returning to China. Huang Xing and Liu Kuiyi are representatives of the revolutionary faction. When getting along with them, Yang Du has no doubts about their personal character and talents, especially their patriotism, dedication and perseverance in the face of setbacks. Yang Du admired it very much.But the main target they relied on for their armed uprising was the Gelaohui and other Santanghui parties.For these people, due to the influence of his uncle, he had a bad impression since he was a child.This time I went to Puji City, and saw their unruly and unrestrained behavior with my own eyes.It is absolutely impossible to achieve great things by relying on these people, as evidenced by the premature death of the Changsha Uprising.Taking a step back, even if they are lucky enough to succeed, they will still mess up the country and make it easier for outsiders to take advantage of it. China will be completely divided up by foreigners who are well-trained in foreign guns and cannons. The ancient country of China is really about to perish.

The internal backbone of the revolutionary party is also uneven, and there are quite a lot of reckless young people like Wan Fuhua.In fact, these people failed to succeed and failed, but fortunately they escaped by chance that day.If you are caught and imprisoned, wouldn't it be wrong and useless! After thinking about the inadequacy of the Revolutionary Party, he thought of the smooth and successful operation of the Guangdong-Han Railway this time.He calmly thought that apart from his personal efforts, the success of this matter was due to the correctness of the objects he relied on.Yang Du analyzed in detail that he relied on three people: one is seniors with knowledge and political experience, such as Master Xiangqi; the other is financial and knowledgeable industrialists, such as Fan Xudong and Liang Huankui; Ministers with prestige and power, such as Zhang Zhidong.These people are in line with the times, advocate change, and at the same time have the strength to promote change.The imperial court is also changing, and is also willing to keep up with the trend of the world and implement constitutionalism. If I can become a member of this force, I will be able to go both ways and go smoothly everywhere. Western learning, then it will quickly stand out and stand out.At the same time, this road is also a stable road that can make the country strong without war and destruction.Wouldn't it be best for the people to be spared the suffering of war and for the country to be freed from invasion by outsiders! Like a huge blue whale, Bo Ai Wan cuts through the waves on the vast sea and runs straight to Fusang, a small country with a constitutional monarchy that has attracted worldwide attention.Yang Du stood on the deck and let the sea breeze blow, his heart was full of passion.He is very excited about his sober and profound understanding of China's national conditions and the path he should choose through the comparison of the pros and cons.Facing the rippling Pacific Ocean, Yang Du silently said in his heart: No matter how many setbacks we encounter in the future, no matter how many people oppose, he must stick to his belief in constitutional monarchy and follow this path to the end.He firmly believes that one day, China will be like this boai pill that braves the waves, and he will become the captain's first mate who cannot leave for a moment!