Chapter 234 233. Tang Shengzhi forced Zhao Hengti to leave

When the situation in North China was changing, Hunan, which had been stable for three years, also had a coup.Hunan experienced two tyrannical rule by Tang Xiangming and Zhang Jingyao in the early years of the Republic of China. It was not until the 12th year of the Republic of China when Zhao Hengti came to power that it was considered stable.In the next two years, Hunan advocated the implementation of the provincial constitution, did not intervene in the dispute between the North and the South, and managed the construction of the first place, which was very impressive.During Zhao Hengti's reign in Hunan, the Hunan Army organized four divisions, the commander of the first division was He Yaozu, the commander of the second division was Liu Zhen, the commander of the third division was Ye Kaixin, and the commander of the fourth division was Tang Shengzhi.Ye Kaixin's department was stationed in Yuanling, and also supervised the handling of the aftermath in western Hunan. Tang Shengzhi's department was stationed in Hengyang, and also supervised the handling of the aftermath in southern Hunan.Tang Shengzhi was only 28 years old at the time, and he had two Rendan beards. His father, Tang Chengxu, was the director of Zhao Hengti's Industrial Department.

There is a commercial port in the southwestern border of Hunan Province, named Hongjiang, which is the throat for the export of opium and oily wood.Zhao Hengti sent Ye Kaixin's troops to defend the Hongjiang River, which made Tang Shengzhi dissatisfied. However, for the sake of fairness, Zhao asked Ye to subsidize some funds to Tang on a monthly basis, so Tang Sui tolerated it and did not pay it. In the winter of 2014, Tang Shengzhi wanted to expand the local team in southern Hunan into a brigade, so he asked Ye to increase the subsidy, but Ye Kaixin refused, so Tang became furious and asked Zhao Hengti to exchange Hongjiang with Ye.Zhao has nothing to do with Ye and Tang. At first, he thought that his virtue could convince others, but unexpectedly, Tang was young and aggressive, and he didn't take Governor Zhao seriously at all.Zhao Jian felt that the situation was serious, but he still believed that Tang Shengzhi's father, Tang Chengxu, was still in the provincial capital because Tang Shengzhi's father, Tang Chengxu, was still in the provincial capital.Tang Chengxu also felt that his son was unreasonable, so he resigned from the director of industry to Zhao Yinjiu.On the one hand, Zhao comforted Tang Chengxu, and on the other hand, he sent Tang Shengzhi's classmate Tang Xibian, brigade commander, to Hengyang for counseling, and urged Tang to attend the military meeting in Changsha.

Before Tang Xibian left, Shoubin, a native of Chenzhou, volunteered to go to Hengyang with Tang Xibian. Shoubin was Tang Shengzhi's teacher at the Baoding Military Academy. He was accused of being dismissed from office, worked as an apartment in Changsha, and married a pair of sisters surnamed Chen as concubines.This time he wanted to take advantage of Tang Shengzhi's incident, but Zhao Hengti despised Shoubin, so he refused his request. After Tang Xibian arrived in Hengyang, he tried to persuade Tang Shengzhi with his interests, and even persuaded Tang to agree to go to Changsha.Tang Xibian returned to Changsha to return to his mission, and everyone was glad that the war turned into friendship, but Shoubin secretly sent a special person to send Tang Shengzhi a letter, dissuading him from going to Jin Province, and saying that Jin Province must have his life in danger.Tang received a secret letter from Shoubin, and he stopped going to the province, between Changsha and Hengyang, so people's hearts were overwhelmed.

Zhao Zeng sent a letter to Tang Shengzhi, urging him to rein in the precipice, and said that we have shared weal and woe for many years, and that your lord is still working in my office, and you should not betray me out of emotion and reason.Unexpectedly, Tang Shengzhi turned his back on him. He said to Zhao Fuhan: "My father is your father. If you kill my father because of my actions, please share a piece of meat soup with me." Tang Shengzhi knew that Zhao Hengti was an elder. So using these words to provoke Zhao, it turns out that Zhao Zhai is loyal and has always been lenient to Tang's father.

Since Tang Shengzhi turned his back on him and concentrated his troops on the way to Changsha, Zhao Hengti felt that it was unreasonable. If he raised his troops to resist, the place would be corrupted and his efforts for several years would be ruined. On February 28, 2015, Zhao Hengti posted a notice at the gate of the Old Governor's Office announcing his resignation: 1. Tang Chengxu, director of industry, resigned and approved. 2. The resignation of the Director of Internal Affairs, Wu Jinghong, was approved. 3. Li Youwen, Chief of Military Affairs, resigned and approved. 4. Transfer Tang Shengzhi, the division commander of the Fourth Division and supervisor of the aftermath of southern Hunan, as the director of internal affairs and the director of military affairs.

5. The governor of this province recently went to Shanghai for medical treatment due to poor health. According to the provisions of the provincial constitution, Tang Shengzhi, the Secretary of the Interior, will act as the deputy of the post of governor left behind. The form of this notice is very similar to the style of modern official documents, which was unique at the time. The Hunan Provincial Department of Constitutional Reform is the department, and the Department of Internal Affairs is the chief department of the provincial government, which is today's Department of Civil Affairs.Since Tang Shengzhi was appointed to act as governor, his father could not be the director of industry under his son, so Tang Chengxu was first allowed to resign.

Zhao Hengti’s governor of Hunan is elected by the Hunan Provincial Assembly. According to the provincial constitution, the governor’s term of office will expire in October 2015. If the governor’s term of office is not expired and he is unable to exercise his powers, the secretary of the interior will act as an agent until the governor is re-elected. day. Tang Shengzhi learned in Hengyang that Zhao Hengti had asked him to act as governor, so he immediately led the main force of the 4th Division of the Hunan Army to Changsha to take up his new post in 24 motorboats he owned.He was only 31 years old when he took office as acting governor of Hunan Province, so he was really proud of his youth.

Tang’s first announcement after taking office was only 16 words—— "Be wary of the public and work hard, delegate power to wisdom; if you can't keep up, you can't shirk." When Tang entered Changsha, Zhao had already left, so there is a saying that "it is too late to climb and stay". Tang has another inaugural energizing cloud: "Governor Zhao is tired and hardworking. He is hard-working and hard-working. He forgets his humble beginnings. It is difficult to take up the post. The neighboring provinces around Hunan are all about goodwill, protecting the environment and the people. They will never be poor. They will concentrate on internal governance. .”

When Wu Peifu got the news of the Hunan Revolution in Wuhan, he stamped his feet and said, "These are all caused by the breakdown of the provincial constitution." , so Wu has this sentence. When Wu Qiong had nowhere to return, Zhao welcomed him into Hunan and treated him warmly. Now Zhao also abandons Xiang to wander around. When Wu was repaying his kindness, he sent someone to wait for Jianggan and wanted to invite Zhao Deng'an to do business. He has enough strength to help Zhao. Back to Hunan. However, Zhao Hengti didn't think so. He left in order to avoid fighting in the same room. If he borrowed the northern soldiers to return to Hunan, wouldn't it be contrary to his original wish.At the same time, although Wu and Zhao are good friends, they have different political views. Wu opposes the provincial constitution, and Wu and Zhao have personal and selfish acquaintances.Therefore, Zhao Qingche simply followed, passed Han quietly, and changed to a riverboat for Shanghai.

Wu Peifu hated those who committed rebellion the most, especially after Feng Yuxiang turned against him and suffered a crushing defeat (in fact, his withdrawal from Hengyang can also be said to be the downfall of Duan Qirui). At that time, there were two factions under Wu Peifu: one faction advocated alliance with Tang Dynasty and recognized Tang Shengzhi's fait accompli;Those who joined the Tang Dynasty were headed by Wu's chief of staff Jiang Fangzhen and important staff Tang Enpu.Jiang Fangzhen and Tang Shengzhi had a teacher-student friendship. Tang Shengzhi was a student in the first batch of Baoding Military Academy, and Jiang Fangzhen was the principal. Tang respected Jiang very much.Ge Hao and Fu Dingyi were the main faction that drove Tang.

Tang Enpu recalled this scene afterwards and said: "Ziyu has no prejudices at all. From the point of view of interests, he has accepted Baili (Jiang Fangzhen)'s suggestion. Therefore, Baili and Yu were sent to Xiangyuan to negotiate with Meng Xiao (Tang Shengzhi). Yu returned with a telegram from Wu. The next day of the Han Dynasty was ready to go. Since there was an agreement, but was defeated by the Zhao faction around Ziyu, I suddenly said that Yu agreed and asked to issue a mobilization order, with Ye Kaixin as the commander-in-chief of the allied forces against rebellion, and Wu Buyao as support, and jointly attacked Hunan. And the whole world changed." Chen Xiaowei's "Ruo Ding Lu Essays" also records the incident: "Tang Shengzhi, the commander of the Hunan division, forced Zhao Hengti to leave. He relieved the brigade commander of the Zhao division and sent troops to pursue Ye Kaixin's troops. Kaixin sent Yi Dunbai, Fu Dingyi, Ge Hao, etc. from Hunan to seek help from Wu Peifu. Since he was stationed in Hengzhen (he considers Hunan to be his second hometown), he has asked about the Hunan government. Jiang Fangzhen, chief of staff, is Tang Shengzhi's mentor. Tang Enpu, director of the Confidentiality Department, always adheres to the general principles, faces the facts squarely, and advocates the supervision of students with wisdom Xiang, Pingfan Hubei, Peifu thought so. But Yi Dunbai, Fu Dingyi, Ge Hao, etc. watched Peifu every day, and said: "Shengzhi was cultivated by Hengti, and now he is forced to go away." Be vigilant, it is tantamount to committing chaos. The commander-in-chief gave him Hunan politics, which is different from encouraging the superiors to cause chaos! The future generations of the world will be called commander-in-chief! Moreover, Jiang Baili (Fang Zhen) and Tang Tianru (Enpu) are not from Hunan. Anzhi What you say about Hunan affairs may not be timely and appropriate. It is better to assist Ye Kaixin to return to Hunan. However, the intention has already moved. Yi Dunbai and others made up the mobilization plan again, and the excuse was drawn up by Tang Enpu. Wu thought that he had obtained Enpu's consent, so he issued a mobilization order. When Enpu arrived at the headquarters the next day, he knew that someone Under false pretenses, it was falsely claimed that he had drafted the draft, but there was no drafter's signature and seal, and Pei Fu was sentenced rashly. The consequences would be difficult, so he resigned angrily and went east to Shanghai, expressing his determination. Pei Fu could not get it. With the difference of one son, the whole world collapsed. Those who know what happened have regretted it so far." On March 25, 2015, Tang Shengzhi convened a military meeting in Changsha, but Ye Kaixin said he was sick and did not attend.Liu Gui, commander of the second division, Tang Xibian, brigade commander, Xiao Rulin, secretary general, Zhang Xiongyu, chief of staff of the third division, and Liu Chongwei, brigade commander, were all arrested. Ye Kaixin was stationed in Yuezhou at this time, and Tang Shengzhi gathered his troops to advance to Yuezhou. Ye Zi felt that the situation was difficult to resist, so he retreated into Hubei.Wu Peifu ordered Lu Jinshan, Liu Zuolong, Song Dapei and others to take strict precautions because of the changes in the Hunan Bureau, and sent the Jiangzhen ship to berth in Yuezhou, and Tang sent Ouyang Ren to Hankou to dredge, please use Yuezhou as a buffer zone. When Wu met Ouyang Ren, he wrote the word "North" with a pen and said loudly: I originally marched northward.Then he wrote the character "South" and drew an arrow pointing south. He raised his voice and said, "Now we are going to move to the south. You go back and tell Meng Xiao that you will leave Changsha immediately. Everything can be discussed." Ouyang Ren Weiwei and retreated , It also reported that Tang Shengzhi and Tang Chusheng were not afraid of tigers, and he would rather fight against Wu Peifu with eggs.He is an unknown division commander, and after a battle with Wu Peifu, he became one of the heroes. He said to Wu Peifu's representative: "Hunan is not a good battlefield for fighting, and Hunan boys are not easy to provoke. Marshal Wu is a well-known figure all over the country. I am just a mere division commander. Wu's army has 100,000 to 80,000, and I only have rifles." With 25,000 troops, Wu Jin's troops are divided into the center, left wing, and right wing. My troops are only enough to concentrate on one road. Wu has naval artillery, but I have nothing. Wu's army invaded Changsha, and I went to Wuhan from another road to change defenses with him. If Wu Peifu defeated Tang Shengzhi, it would be the honor of the commander if he won. If I defeat Wu, it will be a good opportunity for me to become famous in one fell swoop. If Marshal Wu wants to give me a chance, I wish for it.” While talking, he took out his pistol and said excitedly : "I don't live in the concession, just like Marshal Wu. If unfortunately I fail, I will use this to solve myself." Hunan is a place that must be contested between the north and the south, and it is also a place where anyone who touches it will suffer.Yuan Shikai did not solve Hunan, Duan Qirui was still stuck on the Hunan issue, and Wu came out of the mountain for the second time as a paper tiger, and he was not intimidated by the new tiger in Hunan. Wu is famous for being good at fighting, but in fact he is not good at fighting, especially political warfare. Therefore, he cares about the front and ignores the back, left and right. This is why he failed in the second Zhifeng battle. Now he has a relapse of his old illness. Feng, who wanted to go south to drive Tang, was breaking the taboo of fighting on both sides of the north and the south. Wu's military adviser Zhang Qizhen persuaded Wu to give up asking about Hunan affairs, and let the Hunan people take care of themselves.Tang Shengzhi's power cannot be insulted. Even if Changsha and Hengyang are captured, the local problems in Hunan Province will become North-South problems. Wu didn't listen to Zhang's suggestion. He had been proud of Hunan time and time again in the past, especially in the battle of Hunan and Hubei with the lowest price and the highest gain. At the same time, he also miscalculated Tang Shengzhi's strength, and his prediction of the situation in the North and South was completely opposite. He put pressure on Tang and forced Tang to join the revolutionary camp in Guangzhou. Wu was completely unaware of the new forces in Guangzhou. This was his biggest failure.