Chapter 22 Chapter Twenty-One

one Tang Xiangming was about to attend the meeting to support Emperor Hongxian's ascension to the throne. The adjutant pushed open the door and entered the office. "What are you talking about?" Tang Xiangming, who was opening his hands to let the guards button up his buttons, was obviously inconvenient to answer the telegram. Today, he put on the gorgeous general uniform with epaulettes, ribbons, and white towers. gloves. "General Liu Xianshi of Guizhou and General Lu Rongting of Guangxi sent telegrams across the country, announcing their opposition to the imperial system and their support for the National Defense Army."

Tang Xiangming's hand trembled slightly, and he raised his hand to block the guard who was about to put his hat on.He stretched out his hand as if to receive the telegram, but he stretched his hand halfway, but froze, and retracted it again.Picking up the military cap, Tang Xiangming put it on neatly, and said calmly, "Go to the venue." In the open-air venue, a neat military band played marching music vigorously.Amidst the sound of drums and music, under the banner of "Hong Xian enthroned, Sanxiang celebrate together" is the rostrum covered with red and colorful colors.Under the stage, rows of city defense soldiers with shining bayonets and armed with live ammunition almost surrounded the entire venue.Liu Junqing, with dozens of plainclothes mobile detectives, was monitoring the entry of thousands of teachers and students from various schools in Changsha.

The joy on the stage, the indifference of the audience, and the hostile surroundings constituted the strange atmosphere of the whole venue.In front of the neat queue of city defense battalion soldiers, Zhang Zizhong, the battalion commander of the city defense battalion, was pacing slowly in a pair of shiny military boots, looking indifferently at everything in front of him. "Yizhen," Liu Junqing saw Yizhen entering the arena among the crowd, and greeted excitedly, "I'm on duty, wait for me after the meeting, and I'll take you back." "Hey." Yizhen nodded to him, agreed, and caught up with the school's team.

Ji Mohong appeared in front of the stage holding a tin trumpet: "Attention all schools, the celebration meeting will begin soon, please come and receive the imperial edict of Emperor Hongxian..." In the ranks of the first division, Zhang Kundi quietly took the two rolls of red silk handed over by Mao Zedong, and stood up with Luo Xuezan and others. Looking at the rostrum, Zhang Zizhong spit on the ground casually. On one side of the rostrum, piles of book boxes with the label "Hong Xian's Holy Order" were piled up. Under the command of Ji Mohong, the plainclothes detective team was distributing the "Holy Order" to the representatives of the schools who received the books.Next to the pile of books, there are two large bundles of firecrackers and two rolls of rolled red silk.Relying on the cover of Luo Xuezan and others, Zhang Kundi walked over quietly, turned his back on his back, took out two rolls of red silk hidden in his arms, and exchanged the original two rolls of red silk.

"Get out of the way." Two people in plainclothes lined up with book collars squeezed over, pushed Zhang Kundi away, one picked up the firecrackers, and the other picked up the red silk scroll.Under Ji Mohong's command, two bundles of firecrackers and red silk couplets were raised on both sides of the rostrum. Under the stage, Zhang Kundi, who was walking back to the student phalanx of the first division, gave Mao Zedong a successful wink. Boxes of "Sacred Oracles" were moved to the teachers and students of each school. With overwhelming disgust and helplessness, the teachers in charge of distributing books opened boxes of books, and inside were all neatly packed "Emperor Hongxian's Edict".

In front of the student phalanx of the first division, Chen Zhangfu, who was in charge of distributing books, also opened a box of books. "Sixth class, seventh class..." With a look of disgust, he mechanically took out bundles of books and distributed them to the representatives of each class. "Class Eight." Chen Zhangfu brought up another bundle of books and was about to hand them over to Zhou Shizhao and Mao Zedong who came to pick them up, but the bundle was not tied tightly and scattered all over the floor. Chen Zhangfu was stunned. Among the books scattered on the floor, except for the topmost "sacred edict", all the books below turned into "Liang Qichao and others' opinions on the current situation".

Seeing his dazed look, Mao Zedong urged: "Brother Zhang Fu, send it!" "Send it, keep sending it! Who's going to get it from the ninth class?" Chen Zhangfu suddenly came to his senses, his lazy voice became full of energy, and his movements of holding the book became neat and tidy. Bundles of books were opened, and the teachers who handed out the books all showed surprised expressions, and copies of "Mr. Liang Qichao and Others' Propositions on the Current Situation" were passed on to different schools and different students, one by one was surprised and surprised His face quickly turned into excitement, and the teachers and students who were distributing books all suddenly regained their spirits. The plainclothes detectives who were on the lookout were a little confused when they saw the huge changes before and after.

There was a commotion on the rostrum. It turned out that Tang Xiangming was surrounded by civil and military officials and representatives from all walks of life.Tang Xiangming graciously pulled out a chair for President Tao: "Tao Weng, you have worked hard today." It seemed that he wanted to respond with a smile, but President Tao really couldn't hide the bitterness on his face. In the venue below the stage, the noise was getting louder and louder, the crowd was excited, and there was a buzzing sound.The officials on the stage were a little confused.Tang Xiangming couldn't help but frowned.The adjutant glanced at his expression and hurried off the stage.Tang Xiangming immediately put on a smiling face, and easily played with the jade bracelet with one hand as usual: "Tao Weng, let me see, can we start?"

President Tao promised to stand up, but he hesitated in his movements, as if he was about to go to the execution ground. In the chaos under the stage, the voices of the students became louder and louder, and there were inexplicable expressions of excitement everywhere. Almost all of them couldn't wait to open the books in their hands.Liu Junqing frowned strangely.He suddenly stepped forward, stopped a teacher who was handing out books, and grabbed a book—he couldn't help being stunned, and suddenly dumped the remaining books in the box on the ground, flipping through them: all All of his books are "Liang Qichao and others' views on the current situation"!

The adjutant just ran up to him and asked him why the order in the venue was so chaotic. Amidst the noise of the students, Liu Junqing handed the book to him.The adjutant flipped through the book, turned around and ran to the stage. On the stage, President Tao finally stood in front of the stage with difficulty and began to preside over the meeting. "Support..." As soon as he said two words, he felt his throat was very dry, coughed twice, and then said again, "Support Emperor Hongxian's enthronement celebration meeting, start now." Under the stage, two strings of firecrackers crackled, and at the same time, the drums of the military band burst into loud music.The couplets hanging beside the firecrackers were put down at the same time.With a bang, there was a sudden sound of surprise in the audience, and then, the sound of surprise turned into laughter!On the stage, all the officials were stunned.President Tao was also confused, he turned his head involuntarily, looked to both sides, and the couplet he put down was not a pre-prepared couplet, but a new couplet he had never seen before: "Yuan Shikai through the ages, long live the Republic of China ".Ji Mohong was watching with everyone. As a scholar, he didn't think too much about it. He just analyzed it literally: "This 'Yuan Shikai' is sorry for the 'Republic of China'?!" After he finished speaking, he suddenly reacted and was shocked He covered his mouth.

Tang Xiangming stood up abruptly, and was about to say something when the adjutant ran up to him and handed him a copy of "Liang Qichao and Mr. Liang Qichao's Propositions on the Current Situation" with both hands: "Commander, the edict issued to the students has been changed. All of them have become this inverse book." Taking the book in one hand and tightly clutching the string of bracelets in the other, Tang Xiangming narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced around: the audience roared with laughter and echoes, and some students were tearing apart The voice shouted, "Yuan Shikai is sorry for the Republic of China!" On both sides of the stage, long firecrackers were still blasting vigorously, as if to cheer up the students who were booing and laughing.The firecrackers burned to the end, and the last and biggest firecracker suddenly exploded, "Bang!" Tang Xiangming's usually calm face turned blue for a while, his hands tightened suddenly, and the jade bracelet suddenly broke, and crystal beads scattered all over the place. land!With a tense face, he turned around and left, and the officials on the stage also got up quickly. On the stage, apart from Ji Mohong and the adjutant who were still busy picking up the string of loose beads, only President Tao was left standing blankly.Looking at Mao Zedong who was making the most noise in the crowd, and looking at Si Yong and Jing Yu who were cheering in the Zhou Nan student phalanx, he seemed to understand something, and he felt relieved all of a sudden, thinking to himself who took the lead in doing this Woolen cloth?Before he could come up with a clue, he felt even more uneasy, and he couldn't imagine how Tang Xiangming would deal with this matter. Liu Junqing's thinking was much simpler, he just wanted to please Tang Xiangming.Therefore, as soon as he saw Tang Xiangming leaving in a huff, he immediately rushed forward angrily and led the plainclothes detectives to snatch the rebellious books that made Tang Xiangming extremely angry.The spies threw the snatched books back into the bookcase, and one of them fell beside Zhang Zizhong's shiny military boots.Zhang Zizhong bent down to pick up the book, flipped through it as if unconsciously, turned around, and quietly stuffed the book into his pocket. In the crowd, Zhao Yizhen stood motionless, and the hustle and bustle in front of her suddenly turned into a silent world, leaving only the waving pistols, the ferocious faces of secret agents, countless pairs of fighting hands, Countless students stared at him with hatred... and the center of all this was Liu Junqing who was clamoring wildly among the crowd.Yizhen's eyes were full of fear and hesitation. Stacks of book boxes were moved back to the detective team.In the messy yard, the spies were checking the books.An unopened book box was torn open, and a box of books fell to the ground with a clatter. With a "Ding", a small school badge fell to the ground along with the book.Before the spy who opened the box could bend down, Liu Junqing had already picked up the school badge. "First-first-teacher-fan!" Liu Junqing suddenly smiled while staring at the school badge with squinted eyes, "My old classmates, you really didn't let me guess wrong." He held the school badge in his palm, turned around and walked out.Facing him, Yizhen was standing at the door.Facing Yizhen's gaze, Liu Junqing subconsciously hid the hand holding the school badge behind her back. After hesitating, Yizhen decided to use her own method to prevent Liu Junqing from continuing to do things that terrified her.She rushed into the captain's room with a straight face, rushed to the bookshelf, and moved the books on the shelf.Her intention was obvious, that she wanted Liu Junqing to leave this dirty place immediately.Liu Junqing understood what she meant, but said from the side: "Yizhen, what are you doing? Don't be in a hurry if you don't want me to do it, right? Just pack up when you rush in, I... I always have to prepare no?" "Prepare? Prepare for what? Prepare to inform? To receive the reward? If I hadn't just come to you, you would have already been in front of Butcher Tang by now, right?" "How can you say it's a whistleblower? I'm in charge of this. If I find clues, of course I should report it." "You still take it for granted?" "Yizhen, listen to me. The commander of the reverse book case attaches great importance to it. Whoever can solve the case will be promoted to the third level immediately. Upgrade to the third level! I know you don't want me to be the captain of the detective. This time, can I not do it?" Yizhen looked at Liu Junqing, as if she didn't know the person in front of her: "I always thought that the things you did before were all forced, for me, for our relationship. I just found out today, in fact You are all for yourself, for your promotion, and for your own fortune!" "not like this……" "It's not like this, what is it like? In order to get promoted, you even plan to betray your alma mater and your former classmates. What else do you have to say?" "Yizhen! Why don't you understand? I'm a scholar. I'm a scholar. If I don't look for opportunities to find a decent job, do I really spend my whole life with a gun? Besides, I want to change jobs for good reasons. Propose to your family? This time the matter is over, and I can go to your house to propose marriage immediately after I enter the Department of Education. When the time comes, we will have a good time..." "I don't want such a scene! I don't want you to hang out with a hooligan like Ma Scarzi! I don't want you to betray your classmates, and I don't want you to do such outrageous things!" Tears suddenly slipped out of Yi Zhen's eyes, she With trembling hands, he wiped his tears, "Junqing, do you know? I didn't feel anything when you were in the detective team before. I just took it as your job, just a job. But today, I saw it with my own eyes. , I saw you like crazy, taking those spies to snatch students' books, surrounded by so many students, so many resistances, so many people against you, so many eyes that hate you, I was so scared at that time, I really I'm so scared!" With tears streaming down her face, she grabbed Liu Junqing's hand: "Junqing, alone, you can't be so hated by others, you can't be against so many people, you can't! So many eyes, looking at you with such hatred For a person, this person will definitely not end well, there will be retribution, Junqing! I don’t want you to be retribution, I don’t want it!” Liu Junqing was stunned. "Promise me, Junqing, don't do it anymore. I don't ask you to get promoted and get rich. I just want you to be safe and sound, not to be hated by others, and not to have so many eyes staring at you who want to kill you. I am relieved." Junqing, promise me!" Looking at Yizhen's eager eyes, Liu Junqing gently wiped away her tears, and finally nodded: "I promise you." "Aren't you going to report?" Liu Junqing shook his head. "Are you willing to resign this captain?" Liu Junqing nodded. Yizhen stared into Liu Junqing's eyes: "You promise me that you will not lie to me." "I promise, I promise, right?" Liu Junqing sent Yizhen out, "Yizhen, I'm still on duty, so I won't see you off." Liu Junqing watched Yizhen's back disappear into the corner of the street, stood for a long time, took out the school badge in his pocket, hesitated, finally made up his mind, and threw the school badge into the corner.He turned around and walked towards the office, just took a few steps, but stopped again.In the corner, the school badge reflected the sun, shining brightly, so bright and full of temptation. two "It really is this Mao Zedong!" In the Tao family after the meeting, Chairman Tao slumped down on the sofa, confirming his guess. Si Yong timidly said beside him: "We just didn't want to see Tang Xiangming do the same thing, so we came up with this idea. Dad, I'm sorry." "Forget it, things have already happened, and you didn't do anything wrong. But there is one thing I have to tell you, Si Yong, Mao Zedong, you must never associate with him, we Tao The family can't afford him such harm, do you know that?" President Tao sighed a long time, still loving his daughter the most in his heart. "Who said he was a scourge? I think he is a hero!" "I can't afford to offend a hero! As a student, if you dare to disregard General Jingwu and First-class Marquis, how can he pay back in the future? If things go on like this, sooner or later, he will poke holes in him!" Si Yong, we are a family of duty, we can't afford to offend such troublesome ancestors, do you understand? Needless to say, anyway, this Mao Zedong, you must never have any contact with him again! He wants to kill him to death, I just can't watch you get involved by him!" Before he could finish his sentence, the butler ran in the door in a panic: "Master, master, it's not good..." Before the butler finished speaking, the adjutant stepped into the gate with his shiny leather boots, followed by several spearmen! "Marshal Tang has an order to send Mr. Tao to the general's mansion for questioning!" President Tao didn't want to know that Tang Xiangming was here for a book that was printed by the printing house.But what can he say?He really didn't know anything beforehand, but did Tang Xiangming believe it? "The books printed in Tao Weng's factory, Tao Weng didn't know?" Sure enough, Tang Xiangming heard President Tao's explanation, walked up to President Tao, bent down, and said, "The books are printed in Tao Weng's factory." , shipped directly from the Tao Weng factory, once the box was opened, it turned into a reverse book... This, is a crime of beheading!" The cold sweat on Chairman Tao's head was already visible. Tang Xiangming said it calmly, as if he was not talking about "decapitation", but was discussing with Chairman Tao where to go for a trip.But cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of both the speaker and the obedient.Tang Xiangming took out a snow-white handkerchief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and handed it to President Tao. "Haha..." Tang Xiangming smiled when he saw President Tao's hand shaking slightly as he took the handkerchief, "Why are you so nervous? Aren't things non-negotiable!" When President Tao heard this, he knew that he still had a chance, so he quickly replied: "As long as the commander-in-chief decides for Tao, Tao will be at his disposal under any conditions." Tang Xiangming glanced at President Tao again, and then returned to his seat with a smile: "I dare not be dispatched, but it's troublesome, and there are indeed many Xiangmings at the moment. Cai E's rebels in Yunnan have already attacked Western Hunan. To the south, the rebels Tan Yankai and Cheng Qian’s soldiers are also ready to move. Xiang Ming sits on the side of the emperor and serves the country in peace, but I want guns and guns, and pay and no pay. The soldiers and horses have not moved. , Food and grass go first, how can we fight if we don’t have enough ammunition and food? Tao Weng, do you think it’s difficult for me?” "What does the commander-in-chief mean?" "500,000 oceans, let's forget about it." President Tao opened his mouth wide in shock: "500,000? I can't even kill my head, handsome!" Tang Xiangming trimmed his nails with a knife, and without looking at President Tao, he whispered softly, "Mr. Tao is the richest man in Changsha, and there is such a big Changsha Chamber of Commerce behind him. Is it really so difficult for this little money?" "The Chamber of Commerce is weak, and business has not been easy these years. Marshal, I really can't afford it." "400000." "Master, it's really difficult..." "300,000." With a "bang", Tang Xiangming put down the knife and raised his head, "You think this is buying side dishes, and you still want to bargain?" "Tao didn't dare to bargain. The number is really too big and he can't bear it. I beg the commander to reduce it again, no matter what." "Then how appropriate do you think it is?" Chairman Tao: "Well, 50,000 oceans, Tao can still try his best to bear it." Tang Xiangming didn't say a word, staring at President Tao with chills, "Should...or... one hundred thousand?" The two were bargaining there, the adjutant pushed open the door, and Ji Mohong brought Liu Junqing to appear in front of the door, saying: "I don't dare to disturb the commander in a lowly position. It is indeed an urgent business. There is a clue to the case of the reverse book." Liu Junqing came in obediently, handed the school badge to Tang Xiangming, looked at Tang Xiangming's expression, and then swallowed, and said: "As far as I know from my humble position, the First Normal University is capable of doing this and dares to do it." This happened to only one person." "Who?" "Mao Zedong, a student in the eighth undergraduate class!" "Mao Zedong?" Tang Xiangming glanced at Liu Junqing, "Are you so sure?" "This person has always been bold and reckless. He has always been the leader of the dishonest and troublesome students in the First Normal University. I guarantee that there will never be anyone else except him." Tang Xiangming nodded slightly: "Come here! Send an order to arrest Mao Zedong, a student from the First Normal School." "Marshal," Ji Mohong interrupted suddenly, "as far as I know, although this Mao Zedong is only a student, he is well-known in Changsha's major schools and has the appeal of student leaders, so he hastily arrested such a student." , in case a student movement is aroused..." "A student, as for?" "Mo Hong is also thinking about the commander in chief. The last time the arrest of a teacher, Kong Zhaoshou, is still aroused in the domestic education circles. What's more, there is no evidence to prove that it is related to Mao Zedong in the case of rebelling against the book. Changsha academic circles are currently at a time when people are uneasy. In this troubled time, it's better to be safe, to seize the evidence first and then act." As if thinking of something, Tang Xiangming nodded slightly: "Mr. Ji's words are also reasonable. If it's not this Mao Zedong but someone else who is behind the scenes, wouldn't the real culprit be let go?" He turned his head and told the adjutant, "Order the City Defense Battalion to cooperate with the detective team to search the First Normal University, and make sure to find out the source of the rebellion. Once verified, all the rebels involved in the case will be arrested and severely punished." Wait for the adjutant, Liu Junqing, and Ji Mohong to leave the office.Tang Xiangming turned his head, smiled and called out: "Tao Weng." Chairman Tao seemed to be awakened suddenly: "Ah? Oh, handsome." "200,000 oceans scares Tao Weng like this, isn't it? Or, let's discuss it again?" Chairman Tao glanced slightly at the door, as if he had suddenly made up his mind: "Since the commander-in-chief has opened his mouth, 200,000 is 200,000, and Tao will admit it." "Oh?" Tang Xiangming didn't expect him to suddenly be cheerful, and slapped the table, "Refreshing! Then we'll make a deal." Chairman Tao stood up: "Tao will leave first." "Hey, what's the rush? Weng Tao generously contributed to the emperor's great cause. His loyalty is commendable. Xiang Ming always wants to thank him. I'll ask someone to prepare. I'll be the host tonight, how about it?" "No, no, Tao has to go back immediately to gather the members of the chamber of commerce and discuss the fundraising plan. There will be no delay. Of course, what the commander ordered must be done immediately, and it must be done immediately." As President Tao said, he smiled apologetically and retreated towards the door.After leaving the general's mansion, he was in a hurry, and while getting into the carriage, he kept urging the groom to leave quickly!The carriage gallops down the street.President Tao's cane tapped on the edge of the car, and he kept urging the driver to hurry up!The long whip crackled, and the carriage ran desperately, but the speed of the carriage still made President Tao extremely dissatisfied.It happened that the car passed a narrow alley, and he knocked on the side of the car, shouting: "Stop, stop, stop! Why don't you take the shortcut over there?" "The alley over there is too narrow for cars to enter." "Oh!" President Tao swung his stick, jumped out of the car, and ran into the alley. At the other end of the alley, Si Yong, Jing Yu, and Kai Hui were walking side by side, Si Yong's face was full of worry. Kai Hui was saying to Si Yong: "Miss Si Yong, don't worry, Uncle Tao is also angry, are you afraid that he can really lock you up and prevent you from meeting Brother Mao? Can't we hide it from him? If you go to a normal school now, you can see Big Brother Mao right away, don’t you know that Uncle Tao is different?” Jing Yu patted Kai Hui on the head: "What do you know? Si Yong is not worried about this." As soon as the three of them turned the corner, Si Yong was taken aback for a moment, seeing Chairman Tao running towards him, panting.The three of them were taken aback by President Tao's panicked look, and rushed to meet him. "Quick...quick..." President Tao clutched his chest, shaking his body and said, "The First Teacher..." When Si Yong and Jing Yu rushed to call the police, Mao Zedong, Cai Hesen, Zhang Kundi, Luo Xuezan, Li Weihan, etc. were cleaning up the remaining 179 books in the dormitory, planning to work harder tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and send them all out.Hearing the news brought by Si Yong, before they had time to think of a countermeasure, a shrill whistle broke the tranquility of the campus, and the detective team and the city defense battalion came. In front of the gate of the first division, the scattered detective team and the uniform city defense battalion are meeting.Under the order of the battalion deputy, the neat trotting of the city defense battalion turned into a stagnation.Liu Junqing waved his pistol and pointed at the battalion deputy, anxiously: "Hurry up, send a team to the left, and send a team to the right. There is a side door behind, hurry up and surround!" The battalion deputy ignored him at all and continued to organize the team. The footsteps of the soldiers stopped abruptly. "Hey, what's the matter with you?" Liu Junqing was anxious, "Hurry up!" The soldiers of the city defense battalion standing upright like a forest turned a deaf ear and carried out the command of the commander in a standard manner.Liu Junqing was still yelling, the battalion deputy didn't even look at him, and turned to the other side: "Report to the battalion commander, all the brothers in the city defense battalion have assembled!" Liu Junqing found that Zhang Zizhong was looking at him coldly on his horse, so he quickly put on a smiling face.Zhang Zizhong stared at the smiling face until Liu Junqing lowered his head in embarrassment, then he looked away, got off the horse slowly, looked at the school badge of the No. 1 Normal School in front of him, and waved his hand lightly: "Enclose." "Yes!" After the thunder-like sound, the two rows of soldiers lined up neatly, with uniform steps, and left and right outflanked.Zhang Zizhong's strict military management made Liu Junqing intimidated. three On the desk in the teaching office, the tea in the tea cup suddenly rippled, and the faint footsteps were so shocking, as if they were about to swallow the peace of this scholarly world.Yang Changji, Fang Weixia, Yuan Jiliu, Rao Bosi, Huang Shutao, Chen Zhangfu... Teachers stood up in doubt and opened the windows: outside the school gate, countless bayonets reflected the sunlight, stabbing the teachers' eyes blind!Behind them, the door was pushed open with a slam, and Kai Hui, who had just separated from Si Yong and Jing Yubing, ran in quickly, panting and asking, "Where's my dad?" In the dormitory of Class 8, everyone was still discussing how to prevent the soldiers from discovering those books.They wanted to carry it out, but it was too late, the school was already surrounded!They wanted to hide in the school, but as soon as they heard that Liu Junqing was here, they knew that hiding was also for nothing, and that the whole school would be affected. "Then... what should I do then?" For a moment, everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Gritting his teeth, Mao Zedong picked up the box again, clattered, and dumped a box full of books on his bed: "Everyone piled the books on my bed, and stuffed the books that couldn't be piled under the bed. Remember, this is my Mao Zedong. You did it alone, none of you know!" "No!" Si Yong rushed forward anxiously, and grabbed Mao Zedong's arm: "Runzhi, you can't do this!" In desperation, her voice changed in a hurry! "Isn't it just one life, what's the big deal? Everyone hurry up, I'll deal with the matter here." "Do you really want to stay alone?" Si Yong wiped away her tears, picked up a pile of books and said, "Okay, I'll stay with you. If you want to die, I'll die with you!" Looking at Si Yong's firm eyes, Mao Zedong couldn't help being stunned: for the first time, in Si Yong's gaze, he seemed to read something he had never felt before.Just when everyone's eyes were on the two of them, there was a sound of hurried and chaotic footsteps approaching from a distance, and Kai Hui led the teachers to appear at the door of the dormitory... At the entrance of the first division, Zhang Zizhong looked at the simple and dignified school sign and the elegant and solemn teaching building of the division under the setting sun, as if admiring an oil painting by a famous artist. "Zhang Battalion Commander, when are you going to go? We have to act quickly! I can tell you that I came out of this school. The campus inside is very large. If you don't do anything, they will hide the evidence and search for it. It will be difficult!" Zhang Zizhong turned around, looked at the swords and guns behind him that were incompatible with the scholarly world in front of him, and said lightly: "Captain Liu should do it himself to search his alma mater. The order received by my city defense battalion is to cooperate with the criminal police team , Since it is coordination, of course Captain Liu is the main one. The siege outside the school gate, our city defense battalion will still coordinate well." "Okay, that's what you said, Battalion Commander Zhang, don't blame me for not reminding you, if there is a leak outside the school gate, you have to bear it!" Liu Junqing nodded fiercely, turned around and he took the lead, leading the detective team agents Just rushed to the school. "What are you doing? How did you walk? Eyes reaching up to your buttocks?" At the corner of the teaching building, a familiar voice rang out in front of Liu Junqing.Liu Junqing raised his head, and found that Yuan Jiliu's bulging goldfish eyes were staring at him viciously. As if returning to the past student days, as if becoming the timid student of the first division in the past, Liu Junqing involuntarily took a step back when facing the teacher she had always feared the most. "You bastard, let's go!" Yuan Jiliu held his bag, held his head up, and was about to walk out of the teaching building with the teacher behind him. "Where are you going? Stop, stop..." A plainclothes man pulled out his pistol, and pushed Fairian who was walking forward, "Stop!" "You actually hit me!" Fairian pressed forward at the gunpoint, "I want to protest to your government that you beat a German citizen for no reason, and you have to pay the price for your actions!" "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I... I didn't see it... I'm sorry, I'm sorry." After pushing it, the plainclothes realized that the person wearing a long gown, cloth shoes, and melon cap was actually a blond foreigner. Straight back. Robes also yelled to chime in: "I am an American immigrant, I don't allow you to hinder my freedom, get out of the way!" "Liu Junqing, what's going on?" Fang Weixia asked. "I, I am ordered by the commander-in-chief to search for prohibited and rebellious books." "Search? Search who? Search the old man?" Yuan Jiliu pressed forward viciously, "Do you want to search my bag or my body?" Liu Junqing was forced to retreat straight away, he didn't seem to understand why he was still afraid of this teacher, but this fear became a habit, so he couldn't muster up his courage. "Liu Junqing, do you want to treat all of us teachers as criminals who harbor treacherous books?" "I don't even recognize the teacher, do you still have human ethics in your eyes?" "Get out of here!" Amidst the teachers' questioning, Liu Junqing couldn't help taking a few steps back, and the plainclothes staff lost their backbone for a moment.Yuan Jiliu, Fairian, and Rao Bosi took the lead, followed by other teachers, rushing out of the school gate. "Isn't there a city defense camp outside? It's their job to go out. Why are you standing there stupidly? Follow me to the student dormitory!" Liu Junqing stared, raised his voice desperately to cover up his embarrassment, and the plainclothes followed him to the dormitory. Walk around campus. Outside the school gate, there are many bayonets, and the teachers walk through the bayonets with their bags in their arms.Huang Shutao, who fell behind, was so nervous that his head was covered with cold sweat. The situation in front of him made him dare not even raise his head a little. He could only try his best to keep calm, but the arm holding the bag still couldn't stop shaking slightly.At this moment, a war horse neighed suddenly, and Huang Shutao trembled in fright. The bag in his arms fell to the ground, and with a "bang", the bag burst open. Bureau's Proposition" slipped out of the bag and landed next to Zhang Zizhong's shiny military boots. Huang Shutao froze, and the teachers around him were also stunned.The air was so tense that it seemed to freeze, but Zhang Zizhong slowly bent down, picked up the bag and books on the ground unhurriedly, and handed the bag to Huang Shutao with a smile: "Sir, your things." Huang Shutao quickly took it, saying thank you repeatedly. Zhang Zizhong flipped through the book in his hand again: "Hey, what kind of book is this?" "It's...a teaching material, it's a teaching material." "Oh, it's really troublesome for this person to be illiterate. Such a good teaching material, I'm such a rough old man, I don't even know the title of the book." Zhang Zizhong handed the book to Huang Shutao, and glanced at the teachers who were still standing there. , and said, "When it comes to teaching, you have to teach students such good books, but please don't teach against books or against books. Gentlemen, don't stand here and hinder us from performing official duties. Please, please." .” The teachers breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone left one after another.After walking a few steps, Huang Shutao turned around and said word by word, very bookish: "Thank you, sir." "You're welcome. It's time for you to leave." Zhang Zizhong turned around and walked slowly.This Zhang Zizhong, who later served as the mayor of Tianjin and Beiping of the Nationalist Government, and the commander-in-chief of the 33rd Army Group, led his troops to fight bloody battles after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, defeated the Japanese invaders repeatedly, and participated in a series of major battles such as the Taierzhuang victory. In May 1940, during the Battle of Zaoyi, he was posthumously awarded as a first-class general of the army by the National Government because he led his troops to stop the Japanese invaders dozens of times larger than himself, and died heroically on the anti-Japanese battlefield. Four In Tang Xiangming's office, the adjutant and Liu Junqing were lining up to report to Tang Xiangming for instructions.Cigarettes curled up, and the flickering candlelight reflected Tang Xiangming's uncertain face. He was putting on the loose jade bracelets one by one with great concentration. "Marshal, urgent report from the front line, Cheng Qian's Department of the National Defense Army has captured Xiangxi and is approaching Changde Mansion." "Marshal, General Long Jiguang from Guangdong, General Li Chun from Jiangxi, General Jin Yunpeng from Shandong, General Zhu Rui from Zhejiang, and five generals Zhang Xun, who made a tour of the Yangtze River, energized the whole country to oppose the imperial system." "Marshal, the Japanese Minister announced that Japan will no longer support China's imperial system." "Commander, Sichuan General Chen Huan just sent a telegram urging Emperor Hong Xian to abdicate." "Commander, there is an urgent call from Hengyang. Our defense line has been defeated by Tan Yankai's troops, and Tan Yankai's troops are advancing to Leiyang." Tang Xiangming didn't seem to have heard the adjutant's report, he just concentrated on wearing the beads with no expression on his face. The room was so quiet that one could hear the sound of silk thread passing through the beads.Liu Junqing glanced at the adjutant, and said timidly: "Commander, I failed to find the rebellious book in the First Normal School. It is probably hidden by Mao Zedong and the others. I suggest that you arrest them immediately and interrogate them strictly. Ask about the whereabouts of Nishu..." Gently, Tang Xiangming interrupted his report: "Get lost." Liu Junqing was taken aback. Suddenly, Tang Xiangming stood up, turned his head, and shouted hoarsely: "Get lost!" The adjutant next to him trembled in fright.Liu Junqing was frightened out of her wits, and ran out. Tang Xiangming slumped down on the chair, leaning on the edge of the table with both hands, like a defeated rooster: "The whole country is electrified, and Hunan's political envoy and general in charge of Hunan's military affairs, Tang Xiangming, announced his support for protecting the country, opposing the imperial system, and denouncing the traitor Yuan Shikai. .Hurry up!" His fist slammed down on the table in a frenzy.The string of jade bracelets that hadn't been put on was scattered and flew away again. The calendar of March 1916 was turned over day by day, and the boy who sold newspapers on the streets of Changsha had explosive news in his newspapers every day: "The wave of protecting the country sweeps across the country, Yuan Nishikai is at the end of the road", "Northern generals defected across the board to steal the country, the thieves betrayed their relatives" 》、《袁世凯宣布取消帝制恢复共和》、《袁逆心腹汤芗铭仓皇逃离湖南》、《湘军元老谭延闿再度督湘》……