Chapter 153 152. Cao, Zhang, and Lu dismissed from office

In addition to defending the three pro-Japanese factions of Cao, Zhang, and Lu, the Beijing government has further ordered schools across the country to resume classes on the same day, saying: "The state sets up schools and carefully sets the course of study. It will surely cultivate talents and store them for future use. All students in the school should focus on their studies as their only bounden duty. Each has a special responsibility for internal affairs and foreign affairs. For example, in a family, even if the children in the school are doing housework, there is no one who can manage it. In the former case, students from Peking University and other schools gathered in crowds to parade, which led to arson and wounding. The government targeted young students , inspired by the spirit, enlightened in many ways, hoped for their insights, until the behavior went out of line and constituted an illegal act, they had to be punished by the law, and the government blamed their atrocities and sympathized with their ignorance, which is still cherishing all businesses. There are a lot of misunderstandings about the issue of Qingdao on the birthdays, and it has been ordered to be announced in detail in order to clear up the doubts. If you are a patriotic plan, you should seek to benefit the country. If you only speak publicly and look at outsiders with envy, you will harm your neighbors and relations. How can you benefit the country? Count? The situation is so difficult for the country, the public is in turmoil, and there are even radical views. It is a capital of shocking the vulgar. Austrian area, sit and call Lu Chen. Start with patriotism and end with disaster for the country. At that time, the eyes are in danger. Although regretting the initial plan, what a shame! All the students are rushing to study, and they are also studying for their ears, and their blood is momentary On the other hand, strikes are used as a means of coercion. I know that good academic performance is the foundation of a lifelong career, and it is self-defeating to live in vain. In addition, all students in the school are diligent in their studies. Disturbance, resulting in loss of time and career, what will happen if he is heartbroken and envious? The country is to reserve talent, and it must be developed within the scope, and cultivated with macros. This is to tell all students with great righteousness. In schools, we should abide by the rules and The country should follow the law. The establishment of school regulations does not vary from person to person, and the establishment of national laws is only based on crimes and punishments, and no perversion of the law is allowed. Although the government loves all students, how can it abandon the laws and regulations to accommodate and hide ?All students have been practicing for a long time, and there are many people who understand the law. Sincerely weigh matters, and return to conscience, how will they understand themselves? In Beijing, the Ministry of Education is responsible, and the governor and the Education Department are responsible for supervising the school staff , Restrain all students to attend class on the same day, and do not use excuses to neglect their own business, such as federations, volunteer teams, etc., should be strictly banned. Those who correct public disturbances and disturb the public security shall still be handled in accordance with the previous order. The government expects all students to be very important, Fanzi has repeatedly issued an order, and he will learn from it in the future, so that he can become a talent. Everyone should work hard, and don't bear the urgency of earnestly admonishing! This order."

Not only were the students not intimidated by this order, but they became more determined.Beijing students decided to launch wave after wave of speech teams starting from June 3rd, and held speeches grandly on Tongqu Street.Ready to let the military and police come to arrest.If all the speaking students on the first day were arrested, double the number of students will be used to give speeches on the street on the second day; There are 25,000 students above middle school in Beijing. They unanimously decided to support this action. Everyone followed the example of Tian Heng's five hundred righteous men, united as one, and united tightly.

On June 3rd, Beijing students were divided into more than 50 groups to give speeches according to the scheduled plan.This took the military and police authorities by surprise.Duan Zhigui hastily declared martial law, sent a cavalry team to cooperate with the military and police to disperse the lecturers, and arrested 178 students.The police department's detention center couldn't accommodate him, so he had to be sent to Peking University's law department to be guarded.The arrested students were not given food and were not allowed to visit their relatives and friends.The military and police authorities also sent a large number of armed military and police to occupy Peking University, set up tents and set up cannons in the surrounding area to prohibit pedestrians from passing through.

According to the plan, the students continued to give speeches on the street with double the number of students on June 4. The military and police did not show weakness, and continued to arrest on a large scale. About 700 people were arrested that day, and Peking University’s law department could not accommodate them. As an extension of the makeshift prison. Not only did the students not evade being arrested, but others who were not arrested automatically went to the temporary prison of the Law Department and asked to be imprisoned.The military and police thought they were coming to rob the prison, so of course they prevented them from entering, so a fight broke out outside the door. As a result, three students were injured.

Christians in Beijing witnessed the heroic behavior of the students, so they automatically stopped their religious propaganda and joined the ranks of the students to make patriotic propaganda.In the history of China, female students have never held demonstrations on the streets, and now female students are also participating. On June 5, more than 5,000 students set off with their bags on their backs. The citizens along the way paid tribute to them warmly. Countless citizens were inspired to join the parade voluntarily.As a result, the students stopped giving speeches on the street. They sang songs and shouted slogans and went straight to Peking University Law Department.At this time, the military police guarding the law department did not dare to take action against them, and the students locked in the law department climbed to the windows to look at them, so the inside and outside of the law department echoed, and the sound shook the streets, one after another, and the soldiers and police turned pale.

At this most tense and touching time, the government suddenly ordered the withdrawal of the military and police from Peking University and the unconditional release of the detained students.However, the students imprisoned at Peking University not only refused to get out of prison, but instead organized guards to replace the evacuated military police and detain themselves.Some students captured seven shambling policemen and seized their two tents, which they used as evidence of the government's abuse of education and human rights.They sent people to the police station to ask for food, and the police obediently sent a batch of food to help them.

On June 5th, the students finally felt elated. They openly stood in front of the police station or in places where the police were densely populated and gave speeches loudly. The police were stunned and did not dare to interfere. On this day, the Beijing government appointed Fu Yuecai as the Deputy Minister of Education to replace Yuan Xitao who had resigned.Vice-Chairman Fu was ordered to be in danger, and with a smile on his face, he assured the students that the Ministry of Education would be responsible for dealing with the student unrest in the future, and the military and police would not intervene any more.

On June 6, the Beijing government appointed Hu Renyuan to act as the president of Peking University. Hu was afraid to take up the post because of the opposition of his students. After the expansion of the Beijing student movement, it spread to Shanghai, where there were the most schools, and the students were patriotic and not descended. In order to support Beijing, they immediately called a meeting and issued a declaration: "Woohoo! Things are changing, foreign aggression is urgently needed, it is the time when the people are working together, but things are counterproductive. Our appeals day and night have finally been ineffective. The future is hopeful, and it is practical and painful. My fellow members, I would like to do my best to fight against the danger. Bitter words, I beg the people of the country to listen. Since the diplomatic police letter came, the students in Beijing, with the appropriate foresight, their morale has been boosted, the treacherous sycophants have chilled their hearts, and the righteous voice has spread, and they know how to work hard. The government has lost our reputation for crimes. I hope that those who are responsible for the education and education are sent to Fu and Cai Zhugong, and they are attracted one after another. Husbands Duan Qirui, Xu Shuzheng, Cao Rulin, Lu Jingyu, Zhang Zongxiang, etc., repeatedly signed contracts with the Japanese, humiliating the country and losing their rights , relying on fake foreign aid to pursue self-interest, the reverse track is obvious, China and foreign countries look forward to it, and the people of the whole country are willing to get what they want. The government will do everything possible to preserve what the people hate, and it will kill what the people want. .More often issued proclamations, severely punishing students, and assembling speeches and publishing texts. The freedoms owned by citizens are also exploited. I really don't know where justice and conscience are? Years of turmoil, the people say that they are tired, and the government still does not engage in fundamental reforms, eliminate the forces of the military, and build a permanent peace. Instead, it uses excuses to ask people for forgiveness. After this dispute, the country Why? These are recent facts, which are enough to cause fear and suspicion. I don’t know what happened to them. Since the government has been entrusted by our people, it should make politics conform to the will of the people. ?You should be a slave. Alas, the people of the country are glad to hear you. The people of the republic should take responsibility for their affairs. The time is urgent now, and it is not the only strong neighbor who takes the opportunity to plot against us. I am content with the confusion of our internal affairs, but people will not bear it. Life and death are imminent. How can we repeat the old habits and tolerate the violations? Admiring the false name of stability, but the real disaster of speeding up? Husband’s government and the people are like brothers, brothers In the past, it endangered the country, and I know that I will say everything, and I will never hear it. Although I fight hard, I will not hesitate. If we know that the disaster is imminent, and we say that Gu Yiyuan is the one who will contribute to the country after I finish my studies, I will not only lose the spirit of modern education, but why should the country have such students? We are fortunate to read and ask I dare not give up my responsibility. Since May 26th, I would like to go on strike unanimously. People all over the country will rise up when they hear about it, and ask the government to punish the national traitors as their only fighting spirit. After the political clean-up, the country’s foundation will be strengthened, and the crisis will be turned into safety. Although my colleague has paid a heavy price, I am sincerely willing to do so. I hope that the government will be completely awakened and change its plan. The compatriots of the whole country will also work with integrity and honesty, and share the crisis. The future of China depends on it. If you are not sensitive, please be a pioneer , work together, and continue.”

In order to cooperate with the students, the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce launched a strike. On June 5, all shops in Nanshi City went on strike first. The businesses in the French Concession were also closed, followed by the public concession. Yongan and Xian Shi in the British Concession also announced a strike.In the afternoon, all the shops in Shanghai were closed. Only the students were distributing leaflets on the streets, and the police patrolled the streets.White flags were hung outside the shops, and a letter was written: "All people are united, appeal with one voice, fight against traitors, and wake up the government."

Shanghai is the largest city in the country, attracting attention both at home and abroad. Since Shanghai merchants launched a strike, the wave of strikes has spread from Shanghai to Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and then to Tianjin, Anqing, Wuhu, Xiamen, Jiujiang, Jinan, Wuhan and other cities. After the merchants went on strike, the workers also went on strike.The first was the workers of the Huashang Tramway in South Shanghai, followed by workers from the Commercial Press, Jinhua Yarn Mill, Xiangsheng Iron Works, Shanghai-Nanjing, Shanghai-Hangzhou Road, and textile, metal, transportation, and municipal departments. The number of strikers reached six or seven. As many as ten thousand.Later, railway workers in Tangshan on Jingfeng Road, Changxindian on Jinghan Road, and dock workers on Yangtze River ships responded one after another.

As a result, Shanghai established the "Commercial Journal of All Circles Federation". From May 4th to June 3rd, this patriotic movement spread from Beijing to Shanghai, and with Shanghai as the center, it became a national movement. The center of gravity of the student movement in Shanghai is Fudan University and Soochow University. Like Peking University in Beijing, these two universities are leading groups calling the shots.However, there is a piece of secret news that is unknown to the outside world. It was the "Republic of China Daily" in Shanghai that contributed to this incident. Ye Chuqi, Zhu Zongliang, Shao Lizi, etc. of the Republic of China Daily felt that this was a great patriotic movement.Immediately sent someone to send the original Beijing telegram to Fudan University. The students were filled with indignation after reading the telegram. So at dawn, they rang the bell to gather all the boarding students in the school and read the Beijing telegram to the public. All immediately decided to respond to the Beijing telegram. A feat, strike first and then unite with other schools. The Shanghai Students' Federation is located at No. 51 Jing'an Temple Road. After its establishment, a Minsheng girls' school also participated. At that time, it was very new for female students to participate in the student movement, so it was highly valued by all parties.However, Minsheng Girls’ School sent only one representative, and this representative was a teacher named Wang Yinping. He was a male teacher with six fingers on his right hand. He spoke a lot in the Students’ Association, so his name was often published in newspapers. .Because his name resembles a woman and represents a girls' school, the outside world thinks that he is a slender lady, which makes many men think about it. After receiving many marriage proposal letters, he couldn't help laughing at them, so he had to answer them one by one and tell the suitors I am a man.This Mr. Wang later set up a time exchange, and after the failure, he participated in the founding of China's first film company-Star Film Company. Due to the strikes of students, merchants, and workers in Shanghai, the military authorities in Shanghai declared martial law and sent police to force the merchants to open the market.The authorities in the Shanghai Concession prohibited citizens from hanging flags, distributing leaflets, and parading in groups, and persuaded the shops in the concession to open for business.But the citizens are also obedient. Xu Shichang's faction believes that the response to the student unrest should not be extreme, and those students who refuse to be released from prison should be persuaded to go out, so as to alleviate the growing dissatisfaction of the people across the country. On June 7, Xu Shichang sent Presidential Councilor Zeng Yijin and the Director of Education to the Faculty of Peking University to visit the students who refused to be released from prison.The imperial envoy said all good things, but the students ignored them. On June 7, people from all walks of life in Beijing held a National Assembly in Central Park, and proposed conditions such as canceling secret agreements, punishing national traitors, maintaining education, promoting domestic products, and promoting peace. Although the military and police guarded the venue, they did not interfere. The national demonstration movement focused on the issue of "removing national traitors". That is to say, if the Beijing government did not remove the pro-Japanese faction Cao Rulin, Zhang Zongxiang, and Lu Zongyu, the situation would inevitably expand.But on the Beijing government side, there is another pain in the ass, because Duan Qirui wants to protect these three people.As for Xu Shichang, it can't be said that it has nothing to do with these three people. The source of income for Xu's election as president is loans from Shunji and Gaoxu. The issue of "removing national thieves" cannot be resolved. On the 8th, the students of secondary schools in Beijing resolved to petition the Presidential Palace directly from the 10th, following the story of Shen Baoxu crying for Qin Ting.If you don't achieve your goal, you will never give up.Because of this new plan, the Beijing Student Federation changed its strategy and sent people to welcome all the arrested law students out of prison on the same day in order to participate in a new tearful petition.The students who were released from the "prison" of the Faculty of Law of Peking University lined up and were warmly welcomed by the citizens along the way. The three strikes in Shanghai (strikes, strikes, and strikes) made Lu Yongxiang, the chief of the garrison, also sent a telegram (8th) to request the Beijing government to remove Cao, Zhang, and Lu Yian.Lu Yongxiang is from the Anhui Department, so he made such remarks, expressing the seriousness of the current situation.It doesn't matter, and then the Beijing General Chamber of Commerce also declared that if Cao, Zhang, and Lu were not removed, Beijing would also have to strike. Beijing is the seat of the government. Therefore, on the morning of the 10th, the Beijing government approved Cao Rulin's resignation as the chief of transportation, and sent this order to the Beijing Federation of Students and the General Chamber of Commerce separately.However, various parties were still dissatisfied with this, so the Beijing government had to issue two additional orders on the afternoon of the 10th, approving the resignation of Zhang Zongxiang, Minister to Japan, and Lu Zongyu, Director of the Currency Bureau. Cao Rulin and Lu Zongyu had submitted their resignations, but Zhang Zongxiang never asked for his resignation.In order to ease the nationwide anti-government movement, Xu Shichang asked Cao, Zhang, and Lu to step down, but he was embarrassed to order them to be dismissed, so they all used the method of resignation.But Zhang Zongxiang has not handed in his resignation letter, how can he accept it?As a last resort, I rushed to send someone to the hospital to find Zhang Zongxiang, and asked him to stamp the written resignation on the sickbed. Zhang Zongxiang refused at first, unable to withstand the persuasion of others, and stamped angrily.This time, the people in the Anfu department were very dissatisfied, thinking that Xu Shichang should not "sell friends" and forced his own people to resign, and blamed Mrs. Xu for not being enough friends. Although the Beijing government expressed concessions, they could not satisfy the hopes of all parties. First, the Beijing government did not recall but approved the resignation, which obviously intended to maintain; It is to change the soup but not the medicine.