Chapter 30 Chapter 9 Chengdu is also independent

On the seventh day of October in Xinhai, Chengdu Guo also became independent.This day is November 27, 1911 in the Gregorian calendar, one month and nineteen days after the Wuchang Uprising. Do you want to know the nature of Chengdu's independence on this day?Do you want to know what kind of brains and ideas do the people who engage in this big event have?Then I will introduce two documents to you, please go and understand them yourself. The first document: Dahan Sichuan Independence Military Government Declaration: Our Han people have been oppressed for a long time!Once we get rid of the shackles of autocracy today, isn't it what our people in Sichuan pray for day and night and take responsibility for political reform?The people of Fuchuan resisted the government by fighting for the road, and carried out fiercely, regardless of death. In two or three months, the world collapsed; the provinces declared their independence one by one; the independent military government of the Han Dynasty, which is brilliant in our Sichuan, has come to fruition today; Isn't it because our compatriots work together and the soldiers are unanimous, and I can reap the fruits of joining the regiment?From then on, to enhance the happiness of the people and carry forward the power of the great man, we should conspire with the 70 million people in our Sichuan!There is only one word to tell the 70 million people in our Sichuan: the purpose of the Dahan Sichuan Independent Military Government is to organize a republican constitution based on world axioms and humanitarianism, so as to consolidate the empire of our Dahan Federation, and to be independent from the world. It should be guarded with the 70 million descendants of our Sichuan people!

On the seventh day of October in the fourth thousand six hundred and nineth year of the Yellow Emperor's era, the military government announced. The second document: Dudu Pu and Deputy Dudu Zhu of the Sichuan Military Government of the Han Dynasty issued an announcement to all provinces, prefectures, departments, prefectures, counties, land and defense battalions, armies, bureaus, institutes, officials, gentry, business and academic circles: Now Sichuan is a remote province, and at the same time it is independent.The establishment of a government in a provincial capital must be decided by public discussion; everything should be peaceful, and strive to calm people and let things go.Foreigners, churches, administrative officials in our province, and people stationed in Manchuria will all be treated as usual.The comrades' militias outside the province have achieved their goals, and it is urgent to release soldiers and return to the peasants. Everyone strives for new governance;In the old days, the poor government made heavy donations, and urgently raised funds to reduce and discard them.As for social order, we must strive for peace as before.All my scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are safe and sound.The conditional ban issued, the public must pay attention!From then on, we will share peace and fulfill our national duty together!

On the 7th day of October in the 4609th year of the Yellow Emperor's era, it will not be damaged if it is posted! Moreover, these two documents, except for the latter one, which is in the form of a six-character rhyme, are the masterpieces of the staff of the Military Government Secretariat, the first document, because it is too important, was created by some people, polished by some people, and embellished by some people , to use the words of later generations, it is called collective creation.In this group, no one would have imagined that there were Zhou Shanpei and Yang Jiashen, two so-called big-handed officials of the Qing Dynasty. (It is said that Zhao Erfeng's wonderful article announcing Sichuan's autonomy made many people almost stop talking, and even made many people not understand what it was talking about.

Zhou Shanpei, Yang Jiashen, Wang Yan, and Lu Guangzhong, the four of them, had just left early and dressed neatly. Zhou Shanpei alone wore a long robe and short coat, official boots and a cap, and Yang Jiashen, Wang Yan, and Lu Guangzhong did not The military uniforms with badges, but the four of them still had a smooth braid behind their heads, and rushed to the imperial city earlier than anyone else.The purpose is to report to the chief and deputy governors and the nine ministers who will be announced (because the minister of the Ministry of Salt has already agreed that Yang Jiashen will still succeed him. This is when discussing the conditions and organization, he patted his chest and claimed that the Sichuan Salt Administration , the case is complicated, and there are disputes between Chu and Guizhou, so he must stay in office. After thinking about it, we can't think of a person who is better than him. So even though he is an old official and an Anhui native, he still agrees. he) Congratulations and congratulations.

Even though it was so early, the governor's reception room was already packed with people and discussions abounded. Yang Jiashen was the first to open the curtain and go in.Several people who knew him shouted: "Hey! This is good! Zhi Duoxing is here, you can ask him to judge." Judge what?It turns out that when the chief and deputy governors take office and salute, what clothes should they wear? Some said that before the uniform system was issued, the plain clothes and caps that are currently in use would be fine. Some said, how could it be done!First of all, mandarin jackets and melon skin hats were the system of the Qing Dynasty.What's more, it is not prudent to wear ordinary casual clothes for this kind of grand ceremony that has never been seen in Yigu.Since the two governors both cut their hair in braids, it is better to wear foreign clothes, because independence and self-government are originally collected from the East and the West, and the spirit is imported, so the appearance should also be imported.

Some said it was okay.However, China is a weak country. Since the Reform Movement of 1898, the whole country has been advocating the promotion of the army and the military.Today's events are no different from reforming the old and reforming the old, and we should promote the spirit of martial arts.Therefore, when the two governors took office, it is best to set an example by wearing military uniforms and swords, which also refreshes the people. So someone shouted: "Yanru! Yanru! You come to judge, three ways, which one is right?" Yang Jiashen greeted everyone first, some bowed, some nodded, and some even held hands, but skipped bowing.He also smiled and said a few words humbly: "Brothers have low knowledge, how dare you make such a big plan!" When everyone asked again and again, he pondered for a while and said: "Please tell me, what clothes does the deputy governor wear?"

"Military uniform, of course." "Then, why doesn't the governor wear military uniform?" "The governor is in charge of civil affairs. If you don't ask the army, how can you wear military uniform?" The gentleman who advocated the spirit of martial arts quickly interrupted and said: "That's not the case! Although the chief and deputy governors have the same status, the chief governor is still older than the deputy governor. It can be seen that the chief governor can still intervene in military affairs. It is only an indirect inquiry, not a direct one. So I despise that both governors should wear military uniforms."

Yang Jiashen gave a thumbs up to the person who spoke, and said very seriously: "It makes sense! I have to add another meaning, that is, when the two governors saluted, they stood together, and one wore It is a resplendent military uniform, wearing a golden handle and commanding a knife, standing upright, both majestic and solemn. And the other one, no matter what clothes he wears, even a suit, it is always inferior in comparison. So Looking at it from the perspective, the brothers think that if you wear military uniforms, both of you should wear military uniforms. If you want to wear casual clothes or suits, the two should be the same. It may not be like this usually, but in today's etiquette, we should really study it more... "

Wang Yan was dealing with two other familiar people.Hearing this, he came over and interjected: "Yang Yanweng's words are indeed insightful, and we should study more. I heard that during the salute today, the consuls of Britain, France, Germany, and Japan, the archbishop and priest of Ping'anqiao Catholic Church, and the Four Saints Shrine There are priests from various Jesus churches in Yidongqiao and Shaanxi Street, as well as female foreigners, foreign doctors in several hospitals, foreign teachers from Wuhui School in Nantai Temple, and Japanese male teachers and teachers from higher schools and army primary schools. The Japanese female teacher in the Shuxing Girls' School all came to visit and congratulate. Think about it, how much does it matter if there are so many distinguished guests from all over the world! If there is a slight difference, it will not only make people laugh, Maybe there will be some troubles in future negotiations!"

As soon as Lu Guangzhong came in, he called everyone "He Xi"; when he saw people, he apologized and said that he was late and could not help, "Brothers, I have always been in favor of reform and autonomy. I have always admired the reforms of you gentlemen. Procedures. Back then, brother, when I was an official in Zitong Palace..." It’s fine not to mention Zitong Palace. When several academic figures heard about Zitong Palace, they suddenly remembered that Lu Guangzhong had been a member of the police station since Zitong Palace. A magistrate of a donated class was promoted to Jibu magistrate; in the first year of Xuantong’s South Campus Sports Meeting, he dispatched a policeman from the patrol coaching station to stab a student with a bayonet and caused a bloody tragedy. Zhizhou; since the road protection incident, he has become even more popular, and his qualifications are already an alternate magistrate, acting as the head of the patrol coaching office. Zhao Erfeng trusted him very much, and sent him to be the chief inspector of the four cities. He has more than a thousand well-trained, The policeman with sharp weapons is even more majestic, and has committed many crimes; on July 15th, when the Taiyamen was bleeding, he ordered people to set fire to Liansheng Lane. Through Yin Liang, the comedy of "searching for seal letters in the well of the Railway Academy, and searching for alliance letters on the beams of Zitong Palace" was created.Therefore, when Zitong Palace was mentioned, everyone's hearts seemed to be on fire.The people who were socializing with him all lowered their faces and kept their mouths shut. Some turned around, and some walked out of the room.Fortunately, they are all gentlemen with a peaceful temperament and well-cultivated scholars, so they didn't make him face to face.He was just a supervisor of some kind of school, not that old, and his sense of right and wrong was hard to get rid of, so he said to him coldly: "Lu Taizun, there is nothing that people like you can interfere with here. You really can't get used to it." , you might as well go to the Secretariat Bureau. The proclamation is waiting to be written there, and there are still a few writers short."

Lu Guangzhong hurriedly bowed and promised: "Yes! Yes! Brother, I will go there immediately." Today, everyone in the military government has become his boss, so why doesn't he try his best to serve Wei Jin? As soon as Lu Guangzhong slipped away, Wang Wei felt that the atmosphere was not right, and he also slipped away with the excuse that he was going to visit elsewhere. At this moment, Pu Dianjun held a piece of paper in his hand, hurriedly opened the door curtain and came in, "I heard that Mr. Zhou Xiaohuai is here. Where is it? Where is it?" Zhou Shanpei was very upset because some people did not treat him as enthusiastically as he imagined.He thought that Sichuan's independence today was almost entirely due to him alone.For example, he was the one who asked Wu Bihua to persuade Zhao Jihe; he analyzed the advantages and disadvantages to Zhao Jihe on the phone, so that he could understand the benefits of letting Duanwu Bridge contact a gentleman, declaring independence, handing over power with her husband, and advancing and retreating freely. He was the one who encouraged Uncle Shao Ming and others to dare to ask Zhao Jihe for political power;In Zhao Jihe's mind, he almost became the representative of the Sichuan independence faction.The night before yesterday, two people suddenly ran to Zaotai Yamen, wanting to meet Zhao Jihe.Claiming to be sent by Luo Ziqing to ask for the Governor's Guanfang, he immediately wanted to take away the silver Guanfang that had been sealed and was going to be handed over to the treasury for storage the next day.Zhao Jihe was baffled, so he called him and asked him how to deal with it?He was the one who questioned Pu Boying and Luo Ziqing on the phone.It is said that it was not sent by Luo Ziqing, but he promised to call someone to the Zhitai Yamen immediately to arrest and punish the two reckless men who claimed to be acting under orders.Although there was a small setback, if Zhao Jihe didn't inform him, but took advantage of it to turn his face, it could lead to a serious incident.From this point of view, only such a small amount, his contribution is not small.But at this time of year, it seems that everyone does not feel that he has made such great contributions to the independence of Sichuan, and when we meet, he still looks like a smoky dusk. On the contrary, he is not as considerate and friendly as he is in socializing with Yang Yanru, which is already a bit irritating.Then, the sentence "There is nothing that people like you can interfere with here", he was even more suspicious that the person who said this had the intention of "singing out of a harp", clearly saying that Lu Zi is good, but in fact he was scolding Zhou Xiaohuai.If he wasn't in today's place, he would have dragged that person over and scolded him like a scumbag. How could such an ungrateful person still let him stand among the gentry?Even here and at this moment, he also suppressed his smile, and quietly retreated to a corner where no one was paying attention. "I heard that Mr. Zhou Xiaohuai is here. Where is it? Where is it?" Zhou Shanpei couldn't help smiling again, and quickly stood up and said, "What's the big deal with Boying, are you going to ask me again?" "Hey! Xiaohuai is here!" Pu Dianjun had a smile on his sallow face, but his brows were locked together, and he walked up to him, "That's the problem with this manifesto. Everyone wrote a few drafts, I think They are all inappropriate. This morning, I started writing by myself. I don’t know why, but I can’t write well. This is the third draft. Please correct me.” Zhou Shanpei looked at Pu Dianjun intently, and saw that his eyes were scattered, his face was dull, his expression was not as serene as usual, but rather flustered and dazed.Then he laughed and said: "Boying, what's the matter? You have to do this little thing yourself? You are different now, you should seek the big ones..." Pu Dianjun squinted his tired eyes and said, "Can this declaration be considered a trivial matter? It is necessary to explain to the people the politics of our Han military government, which is different from the previous dynasty and the revolution, and the article must be elegant. It’s thick and heavy, and you can’t gallop like writing policy theory! This is the first statement of the Han military government, if there is a slight problem, it will make people talk!” He then handed the manuscript to Zhou Shanpei, “I want to come, I still have to Please correct me. After all, you are a big writer, and the article you ghostwritten for Zhao Jihe is very good!" "I didn't do it alone. Yang Yanru is also powerful." Zhou Shanpei glanced at Yang Jiashen who was standing beside him and said. "That's good! I'll ask you two to think it over together. However, what I mean is that this declaration is different from other debate articles. It only needs to express our politics clearly. In the past, right and wrong were not easy to word, so there is no need to mention it ...Or a little touch is fine...In short, the main thing is to be simple and smooth. The few articles you have drafted can't grasp the scale, so I plan to write it myself...Now I entrust you two, I Don't worry..." While talking, several people have already invited him over, saying that they have something urgent to discuss.The most important thing was that Zhu Qinglan had brought the military uniform with the general's badge on it, and asked him to try it on. Zhou Shanpei took the manuscript full of running script, patted Yang Jiashen on the arm, and said, "Let's go! Let's find a quieter room." The two walked into the courtyard and saw no one around, Yang Jiashen leaned close to Zhou Shanpei's ear, suppressed his voice so that only he could hear, and asked, "Xiaohuai, what do you think of the new government's situation? " Zhou Xiaohuai stopped, and looked around at the surrounding houses (this was the place where the chief and deputy chief examiners and vice-examiners checked the papers under the curtain in the Gongyuan era; later, when the Liudong Preparatory School was reorganized, it was the supervisor's office. It is a quadrangle courtyard. Although the courtyard is small, it is still elegant and quiet), Then he turned half of his body and deliberately held the manuscript in front of him, so that if he looked from the window of any room, he would think that the two of them were discussing the text.Then he said softly: "It seems a bit messy. What do you think?" "It's not only a bit of a mess, to be honest, it's clueless! I just talked to those gentlemen. Except for me, the other ministers have not yet decided, and they all want to come out to take a seat, so that Boying Up to now, no meeting has been arranged to issue a note. I think Boying..." "How about it?" Yang Jiashen shook his head twice: "The name doesn't match the truth!" "I also feel the same way. This gentleman is so shrewd on weekdays. He not only has a mouth, but also has hands. I didn't expect him to be a little dizzy before the yellow robe was added! Look at this article, how does he look like a Xie Yuangong? Handwriting! He speaks in such an orderly manner, why is it completely different when he writes? From this, it can also be seen that there is something wrong with his brain. This is really unexpected, alas!" Yang Jiashen blinked his eyes a few times and said, "There is one more thing, do you feel it? Everyone in the room is happy, but Luo Ziqing is the only one who is cold-eyed. Speaking of it, his relationship with Boying is straightforward. As the people of Sichuan say, 'a handful of radishes are hard to separate from each other', even if a deputy governor fails to get what he wants, but a minister can always get it. In today's day, it shouldn't show color. But he..." "You still don't know that the night before yesterday, two bastards went to Zhao Jishuai to force the governor to shut him down, which almost turned Ji Shuai's face. It is said that those two bastards were secretly sent by this gentleman, and Boying didn't know anything about it." Yang Jiashen was taken aback and said, "Such a thing happened! Then, there will be more problems in the future!" Zhou Shanpei still expressed optimism: "Not necessarily. A group of scholars..." "Hmm! It shouldn't be underestimated. Could it be that a group of scholars instigated the trend of fighting for roads?" "However, if it weren't for relying on the strength of the Comrade Army, the militia, Brother Pao, and bandits, where would we be today?..." The gloomy weather that has lasted for more than half a month is over this morning.At breakfast, the mist cleared, and the seldom seen sun shone red on the whole city, dyeing the white cloth flags propped up from the eaves of the streets with long bamboo poles into a beautiful pink. Fu Longsheng put a green feather gauze mandarin jacket that was becoming popular on his shoulders.This is an old-fashioned mandarin jacket with a bare neckline, large sleeves, a double placket, and brass round buttons.This mandarin jacket, and the short and wide brown twill gown with a thin padded surface, were both in order to go to a relative's house for a wedding the year before last. After being encouraged by his wife in every possible way, he worked hard and invited an expert to come with him. Xinjie clothing store, and a group of Lao Shan who are very good at doing business, spent hours talking about it before buying it.These two outdated clothes, which are only 40% new, not only feel very comfortable and suitable for the old man, but in the eyes of others, nine out of ten seem to feel that he sewed them himself and wore them himself. old. Fu Longsheng blew his tobacco leaf that had been soaked red in tobacco oil, and walked outside the shop door; he first looked up at the sky, and then stretched his neck to look at both ends of the street.The sky is a piece of clear blue.It's not unusual, as long as the weather is fine, that's it.On both ends of the street, if you only see people coming and going, it's not surprising, what day is it not like this?But today there are some strange sights: Many shopkeepers have picked out a white cloth flag on the cornice, which is bigger or smaller than the square table.The flag flutters in the breeze, although it is more plain, but there are many, and it looks good! As soon as he saw the flag, he turned around and shouted into the shop: "Hurry up! Come and see, which one didn't hang up the flag earlier?" Xiaosi answered his master sharply, "It's done!" and urged his teacher's wife, "Just a few stitches together and it's all done. Why do the stitches be so strong!" The shopkeeper's wife drew a needle and said, "Turtle son, what do you know? If you don't make it stronger, the thread will come off when the wind blows." Master Wang took a bamboo pole from the courtyard behind and said, "Only this one is longer, let's make it!" The shopkeeper glanced at it, and immediately yelled: "No way! This is because I dried my trousers and foot wraps!" Xiaosi said with a smile: "One righteousness suppresses one hundred evils. The national flag is not afraid of things like you." Both Fu Longsheng and Master Wang supported Xiao Si's opinion.In fact, it doesn't work if you don't support it, because you really can't find a bamboo pole longer than this one. The style of the national flag was picked up by Tian Jiezheng in the imperial city around the time of the second watch on the first night.Immediately called Geng Jiang to pass the gong, held a temporary emergency meeting in the street office, and explained the matter to everyone, saying: "The military government ordered that the governor will hold the inauguration ceremony at noon tomorrow, and each street will have two representatives. Congratulations to Chengdao. From tomorrow morning, every family must hang this flag on the eaves of the house——use a long bamboo pole to pick it out of the eaves. This is called the national flag, and no family is allowed not to hang it. If you don’t hang it, you are not considered a Han people. " Suddenly someone made a voice: "Then how can we win! Tomorrow morning! What time is it now!" Tian Jie was saying loudly under the dim three-core oil lamp: "You can win! Listen to me, the style is very skimpy, not as troublesome as Huanglongqi... panic! Listen to me... it's just a A piece of white cloth...any kind of white cloth will do. The military government has said that homemade cloth, foreign cloth, and bamboo cloth can also be used, as long as it is white...and, and, listen to me!...Among the white cloth, the painting There is a big circle, and a Chinese character is written in the circle. Yes! Chinese characters represent the Han nationality, and our independence means the recovery of the Han nationality, so we call the Han military government... And, listen to me! Chinese characters should be written in red. Of course, of course, the circle Draw with ink. But, there is more...Listen clearly! Outside the big circle in the middle, there are eighteen more...Remember! Eighteen smaller circles! Yes, yes...Maybe it represents ten Eight provinces, so one more is not good, and one less is not good. Do you remember? Don’t remember, I’ll say it again!” Actually more than once.Tian Jiezheng said it at least three times.When he said it for the first time, he himself was not very clear about the concept of the new national flag.After saying it several times, he almost felt that the national flag was floating in front of his eyes: in the center of a piece of white cloth, draw a big circle with ink, inside the circle write a Chinese character in red, around the big circle, draw 18 small circles with ink.In this way, some problems also occurred: How big should the big circle be?How small should the circle be?Eighteen small circles, how to arrange them properly?Red Chinese characters, regular script, or Song typeface?Most importantly, how long should this white cloth flag be?so big?The public didn't expect to ask for a while.Just ask, I'm afraid Tian Jiezheng can't explain.Because the military government didn't tell him about it at all.Everyone is so busy, it is already an amazing move to send the whole city to the streets in time and order representatives to make the national flag! Therefore, Fu Longsheng happily returned to the shop (he was happy, not because he was elected by the street people, and he was qualified as a representative tomorrow, and Tongtian Street was going to the imperial city to see the congratulations; nor was it because of the restoration of the Han nationality. It was just that Butcher Zhao collapsed , a little bit out of his anger, at least he avenged on behalf of his apprentice Xiaosi for the bullet in the governor's court on July 15), and asked his wife to take out the undyed white clay cloth that was going to be used as an oilcloth umbrella One came and was waiting to be cut. Master Wang asked, "How long and wide do you want this national flag to be?" The old man slapped his forehead suddenly and said, "Really, how long and wide should it be?" After discussing with several people, in line with the principle of "know how to do it", a three-foot-four-inch square flag was assembled with two narrow pieces of homemade cloth.However, the two projects of drawing ink circles and writing red characters not only have no reason to do it properly; moreover, a palm-sized inkstone is as small as half an ingot, and it is not enough to grind as much thick ink as it needs, and there is no red inkstone for writing Chinese characters. .How to do it?Thanks to the advice of the shopkeeper's wife, I took it to a banner umbrella fan shop on Shuncheng Street to invite someone to call and paint. Not only Fu Longsheng's family, but also not only the Yanshikou one, went to Qiqi Umbrella Fan Shop to solve the problem, and it was a brand new thing that happened temporarily.The shopkeeper didn't take over, saying that he didn't know how to do it.Someone handed over a sketch drawn by the military government, and the shopkeeper nodded and said, "Well, let's start after we have made up our minds. We will stay up all night and you will come to pick up things tomorrow morning. Everyone will mark it. If I make a mistake, I don't care." In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Si ran back and forth four times, and got the flag upside down, but he had to make the pole himself.Of course, this was the shopkeeper's wife's business, so we had to wait for her to finish the breakfast, everyone finished eating hastily, Master Wang was sent to wash the dishes, and the shopkeeper's wife slowly started sewing. After the national flag was hoisted, even the shopkeeper's wife went outside the shop and looked up.But she just looked at it, didn't express anything, and still walked into the shop as a backward person, doing housework that she could never finish and was always interested in for more than 20 years. Tian Jie was walking over with a thick and long tobacco leaf. "Exactly, shopkeeper Fu, you haven't gone to Mouse Cave for morning tea yet!" He greeted him before walking up the steps. "Anything to say? Well, let's go to the mouse hole together." "No! Let's discuss it with you." Two old men who were not far apart in age sat down at the counter facing each other.Xiao Si twisted the paper and lit the two raw leaf cigarettes. Tian Jie was smoking leaves, and looked at Fu Longsheng's whole body, from a green satin cotton melon skin cap that was not often worn, but was already shining, to legged trousers, white cloth cut socks and a pair of old man's style hats. Green velvet cotton shoes.So he grinned, showing a few black and yellow teeth, and said, "Put on your ghost skin that celebrates the New Year and eats wedding wine!" Fu Longsheng also said with a smile: "The beggar buys rice - only this liter (body)!" "It is said that we will go only at noon, and you have dressed up so early." "Hengshun is not going to make a living today, so put on the uniform early so that you don't have to change it when you leave. You know, when my vest gets cold, my sickness will break out." Two cigarettes, you puff, I puff, half the shop is full of pungent smell. "You said to discuss it with me. What is it?" "Some people say that the recovery of the big man is the anti-Manchuria. The first important thing is to cut off the root of the hat..." "Hmm! I heard someone say that too. It is said that the hat root was a system that arose only when the Qing Dynasty entered the customs. Many people had their heads chopped off because they refused to shave their hair and comb the root of their hat. At that time, the barbers all wore The sacred decree is on the burden. Those who disobey the decree will be beheaded! That's why the barber is called the edict, and a small flagpole with a bucket is erected on the shaving burden." "...and said that the representatives who are going to enter the imperial city today should cut off the bottom of their hats. If not, they will not be allowed to enter because of this thing." When he said that, he took out two wide White bamboo cloth strap.As soon as it was opened, it was seen that there were nine big letters of "Yanshikou Sub-district Celebration Representative" written in thick ink. Fu Longsheng quickly took the strip of cloth and asked, "Is it issued by the military government? How do you use it?" "The military government only made a statement, and we made it ourselves. It said that it was slung over the left shoulder, and the two ends were tied at the right waist with a knot." Fu Longsheng nodded in approval and said, "Good idea! With this thing, there is a difference. Otherwise, so many people know which one is the representative and which one is not?" "But what about the root of the hat? Do you want to cut it or not? This is what I discussed with you." Fu Longsheng blew Ye Ziyan, while reaching the back of his head, he pulled a braid that was as thin as his big finger from his shoulders to the front, and squinted his eyes to see: in the braid that was not very black, there were already some A lot of silver!I feel that if I remove the things that have grown on my body for more than 60 years, although it is not itchy or painful, I always feel a little uncomfortable... The street suddenly became noisy.People who are walking can't help but stand still.At this moment, a group of male dolls from the age of eight or nine to twelve or thirteen gathered from the head of the Jinjiang Bridge, running, jumping, laughing and shouting all the way: "Look! Look at the dog with a broken tail... look at the fake foreigners... . . . ha, ha, ha... huh, huh, huh! . . . " People from the shops across the street ran to the side of the street to watch the excitement.Tian Jiezheng also stood up to leave. A group of students who looked like students walked behind the children, all with braids.Two people each wore a plaid hat with a sunshade, the style that foreigners often wear; the other wore a flat straw hat, which was the hat of a student brother.The rest are all bald.A tall, thin student walking behind the top not only had his hair cut in braids, but also wore a light blue dress.A pair of long and big yellow leather shoes on the feet seemed to be very difficult to walk.Clothes and trousers looked thin and ill-fitting.It seemed that the sun hadn't warmed him yet, so he cowered, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and shrugged his shoulders over his ears, looking like a begging man! This group of students walked from Yanshikou to the west end of Dongyu Street.Even though being ridiculed maliciously by the dolls in front, being chased by passers-by on the street and storekeepers, shopkeepers, and apprentices of shops on both sides full of surprise, and forced to look around, they seemed to be used to it, not only did not change their faces, but there was a The two even deliberately laughed and said: "What's so strange? It won't be long, everyone is the same!" Tian Jie saw that nothing happened, so he came back and sat down again, knocked the butt of the copper pipe on the stepping stone, spit out his saliva, and said, "It's not very nice to cut off the bottom of the hat, I think It’s not too busy to cut well.” Fu Longsheng sighed and said: "It's hard to say whether it looks good or not. There are not many hats cut at the bottom, and it looks a bit unpleasant. The student just said is right. When everyone is the same, you will delay it alone." If you wear a long hat on your back, people will laugh at you for not being in the crowd. I don’t mean it’s not about whether it looks good or not. What I can’t figure out is that if you are independent, you must be independent, but why do you have to learn from foreigners and don’t wear melon hats? Do you want to wear a sun hat? Instead of warm and generous Chinese clothes, you have to wear thin and thin western clothes tied with ropes? Doesn’t this mean that after independence, foreigners surrendered?” "That's right! That's exactly the case!" Tian Jie was kicking the tobacco rod on the stone bar, as if to increase the strength of his speech, "But the root of our hat, should we cut it off today? Should we not cut it?" "Looking at the situation, the root of this hat will definitely not be able to keep. I think it won't be too late after everyone cuts it off." "What if you can't enter the imperial city?" Fu Longsheng pondered for a while and said: "I see that the root of your hat is the same as mine, and it is as thin as a mouse's tail. Let's use a hairpin to put it on the top of the head, and buckle it with the hat, so it will be covered. Has it caught someone else's eyes and ears?" "Hey, hey, you old man, you really know how to think!" It is said that it is noon to salute, but from the time of breakfast, people from all streets and alleys have flocked to the imperial city in waves. Many people think that this imperial city is the place where Liu Bei, the founder of the Shu Han Dynasty, ascended the throne during the Three Kingdoms period.In fact, it has nothing to do with Liu Bei.In the Tang Dynasty, the area to the west was the famous Moha Pond; a small area to the east was the Jiedu Shifu. The well-known poet Du Fu once accompanied Yan Wu on a boat here and wrote a poem. Five-character verse.At the end of the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the former Shu Kingdom of Wang Jian and Wang Yan, and the Later Shu Kingdom of Meng Zhixiang and Meng Chang's father and son, overhauled the palaces and gardens here. Mrs. Huarui wrote a hundred palace poems to describe its prosperity and prosperity.But when Lu You, a poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, came to visit, he said that the water gate of Mahe Lake was flat land. After the destruction and barrenness of the Yuan Dynasty, Mahe Lake became more polluted and dried up a lot.Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang named his eleventh beloved son Zhu Chun the King of Shu, and specially sent people to build a very majestic vassal palace. It is said that the main hall is located in the corner of the former Mohe Lake.At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xianzhong established the Daxi Kingdom in Chengdu, and the Fanwang Mansion was the palace of the Daxi Kingdom.Due to the unfavorable situation, when Zhang Xianzhong retreated to northern Sichuan, he implemented the scorched earth policy, and the vassal prince's mansion disappeared overnight; and for eighteen years, it became a den of tigers and leopards.In the more than ten years of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, the provincial capital of Sichuan was moved from Baoning to Chengdu, and it was only then that the front part of this wasteland was marked out, and it was changed into a tribute courtyard for three-year examinations. The small Zhigong Hall (compared with the main hall of the vassal prince's mansion, it is not as far away. Because some large stone foundations that have not been used next to it are many times larger than the capitals of the Zhigong Hall, and the capitals of the Zhigong Hall are not small), and Based on the foundation of the front hall, a rather magnificent Mingyuan building was built.The Maha Pond recorded in history books and ancient poems has shrunk from the West Pond of the Ming Dynasty Prince's Mansion to a pool of water, only a stagnant pool of a few acres, but everyone still calls it Maha Pond.Even though so many changes have taken place in the place of Juzhi, and the Gongyuan has a history of more than 200 years, the people still never forget it, and they always call it the imperial city. Explanation thing! In the twenty-eighth year of Guangxu, the imperial examination was abolished and schools were opened. The Gongyuan, which was only lively once in three years, was also changed into a place of string songs.In the past, the scholars had so many nightmares, worked so hard on the wooden chant, and they were completely demolished, so that the Mingyuan Building and under the Zhigong Hall suddenly became bright and became a decent brick square.Some of the buildings were preserved, and the rest were converted into lecture halls, study rooms and dormitories.By the end of 1911, just the part of the Gongyuan had set up some schools successively: Liudong Preparatory School, Tong Province Normal School, Excellent Normal School, Tong Province Tutoring School, First-Class Industrial School, and Shenban Law and Politics School , the Higher Primary School attached to the Provincial Normal School, and even the majestic gates of the imperial city are covered with hanging signs long and short.Moreover, on both sides of the gate of the imperial city, facing two large pools and carrying the city wall, two rows of flat-roofed houses were built-the one on the west is called the Education Research Hall, and the one on the east is called the Education Exhibition Hall. Before noon, Fu Longsheng couldn't bear it anymore, pulled up Tian Jiezheng, and walked towards the imperial city with the crowd. After passing Dongyu Street, there were more people on the Gongyuan Street heading north.Because there are many more people coming from Hongzhaobi, Weituotang, and Sanqiao than those coming from East and West Yujie.And it gets more and more crowded as you walk, until you reach the stone archway of "seeking talents for the country" in Huangchengba and the Xiaosan Bridge across the Yuhe River, the crowd is more crowded like a theater. There are three stone archways in Huangchengba: the one in the middle to the south is in the form of three heads, and the four characters of "seeking talents for the country" are engraved on the horizontal archway; The square is smaller, engraved with two big characters "Tengjiao"; the west one, the same size as the east one, is engraved with two big characters "Qifeng".Although the Donghua Gate in the east has not become a street, there are still a few scattered houses, and in recent years, a religious gate station has been opened to accommodate Muslim business travelers from Gansu and Shaanxi.On the west side of the Xihua Gate, there is almost no shadow of the street. Looking from a wasteland of garbage and mud, you can see the red walls of the eight mosques of Islam. Before the opening of a school, Huangchengba was a place full of dramas and surprises.Some talked about storytelling, some sang money boards, some talked about cross talk, some performed big tricks, some sang small tunes, some sold medicines and dog skin plasters, some invited people to see the scenery of the West Lake, and some pulled up cloth to entice People who look at salamanders include those who dig out toothworms and pull out painful teeth, as well as quack doctors and herbalists.但是生意最好的，还是十几处算命、测字、看相，取钱不多而招子上说是能够定人休咎、解人疑难、与人以希望的摊子。不过也就由于这些先生说话不负责任，才使皇城坝得了个诨名，叫扯谎坝，和藩台衙门外面那个坝子一样。 自从开办学堂，在三道牌坊外面加了一道漆成蓝色的木栅栏。御河之内，又东西掘了两方水池，修了两列平房。空地无多，即使不由警察驱逐，这些临时摊子也不能不迁地为良。几年以来，这里已相当清静了。 今天——辛亥年十月初七日，这皇城坝一带，人又挤得像大戏场似的！ 田街正虽也六十出头的人，因为有一把气力，人也高一些，瘦一些，还累得不行；遂挤在前头开路，叫傅隆盛紧紧跟在背后。今天皇城的三个门洞都是敞开的，挤进门洞里面，坝子比较宽大；门洞旁边有两道很窄石梯，可以通上城门楼，许多人没法进龙门（就是贡院的二门，门基比较高，从前考试时候，点名领卷在这里，故称为龙门），便跑到门楼上去眺望。不过，向龙门拥去的人还是不少。 龙门的台阶上，站了一排穿青色服装的警察，又一排穿黄色服装的陆军。陆军拿的枪上，没有上刺刀，警察连枪都没拿，仍拿着一根黑漆棍子。拦住拥去人群，不让进去。几个声音喊说：“等行了礼后，同胞们再进去参观，现在还没行礼哩！有标记的代表，拿出标记来……可以进去！” 傅隆盛、田街正连忙从怀里把白布条取出，在脑壳上挥着道：“我们有！我们有！” 从龙门到明远楼，是一片横比直大得多的坝子；从明远楼到至公堂，是一片横直俱大的四方大坝子。前后坝子下面是青砖面地，上面是红彩天花，不仅堂皇，而且富丽。 到这里的人已不很多。但是举眼一看，把发辫剪了的，十成中间便占了七成。拖着辫子的也有，却很少很少。其余，脑后只管没有发辫，显而易见，都是傅隆盛所发明的办法，不是盘在头上，便是撇在脑顶上。 说到穿戴，更花俏了：有穿短打的，有一件长袍上面套一件窄袖阿侬袋，或一件大袖鹰膀的，甚至还有套一件高领缺襟背心的；有戴瓜皮帽的，有戴遮阳帽的，有类似戏台上家院帽而加一片搭搭的，也有洋人戴的那种有檐的燕毡帽，总而言之，好像开了一个帽子赛会。就中也还有穿洋装而不戴帽子的人。 他们到此，也学着众人，把写了字的白布条拿来，斜系在左肩之上和右胁之下。 人们各自找着熟人，一堆一堆地在广场中游动。傅隆盛在人丛中碰见了商会洋广杂货帮代表之一邓乾元，也碰见了赠送过布伞的吴凤梧。吴凤梧穿一身军装，也佩了一柄指挥刀，头发剪到后脑勺上。他身上并未系有标记，似乎不是代表。他从人丛中经过，步子跨得那么急，以致傅隆盛唤了他两声，他才回过头来，啊了一声，淡淡地点了点头，便一直向至公堂东阶上走去。 傅隆盛很想跟去，可是至公堂露台上站了很多警察与陆军，正在向一群打算上去的代表吆喝：“同胞们，这里是礼堂，不要上来了！”“可是刚才我那个朋友又上来了呢？” “他是军政府的人，你没看见别个右膀上缠得有出入证吗？” 由明远楼那畔来的人更多了。 至公堂高高的前轩檐口外，撑出两面写有红汉字、画有十八个墨圈的大旗，是白大绸缝制的，在太阳光下闪出缕缕射眼毫光。 至公堂凭中靠前、正对露台上那座雕花的、刻有“旁求俊乂”四个大字的石牌坊处，摆了一张大得出奇的桌子，上面蒙着白布。至于桌上放了些什么东西，便无法知道，因为从桌子到露台下面的石陛，既不算近，而又是从下面看上去的缘故。 由明远楼进来的人，并不全是各街各巷、各行各业以及各界的代表，还有整队而来的学生。学生都意气扬扬地踏着正步，一直走到露台下，排列在代表们的前头，把顶好的地位全占了去。 偌大的广场，已是人众济济。强烈的太阳透过染成粉红布匹（即所谓的天花）射到人身上，使得个个都面带喜色，个个都感到小阳春的暖气。傅隆盛的棉瓜皮帽已经戴不住，但是不便揭下，他深悔早晨不该犹豫，“倒是一剪刀把帽根儿剪掉的好……” 轰隆隆……轰隆隆……轰隆隆！三声震耳欲聋的铁铳，很像就在明远楼那畔响了起来。接着至公堂内一派军乐悠扬。广场上人声立刻嘈杂，不管是不是代表，都争先恐后拥向前来，把列着队的学生都挤乱了。只管有人大喊：“文明点！文明点……同胞们，大家维持秩序……”谁管这些？谁不想逼近露台瞻仰一下都督的风采？顿时，至公堂下的广场也变成了大戏场，甚至比大戏场还加倍的热闹！ 军乐声中，至公堂背后的屏门洞然大启。一个穿军装的大汉，双手捧着一面三尺见方的红汉字旗子，首先走出。跟在后面走到桌子跟前的，便是正都督蒲殿俊、副都督朱庆澜，两人都穿着深蓝呢军服，戴的是绣有金绦军帽，各人手提一柄挺长的金把子指挥刀。接踵走出的，是三十来个外国人，是上百数的有穿军装、有穿洋装，有穿学生装、也有穿长袍马褂，有剪了发辫、也有未剪发辫，一时看不明白，不知道是一些什么人。 “万岁……万岁！大汉中国万岁！大汉万岁！中国万岁……”先从至公堂上喊起。一霎时，广场中间也雷鸣般响应起来。并且此起彼落，喊了又喊。在呐喊声中，还有拍巴掌的，有打唿哨的，有揭下帽子在空中挥舞的。傅隆盛、田街正以及邓乾元一班人，却戴着帽子又鞠躬，又作揖。秩序更加凌乱了！ 傅隆盛已经挤到石陛脚下，清清楚楚看见两个都督品排站在桌子跟前。朱庆澜身材高大，军装穿得很巴适；蒲殿俊和他一比，不特瘦小委琐，就是穿着也不合身，上装长了些，衣袖更长，几乎连手指头都盖过了。似乎有人在司仪，听不清楚吆喝了一些什么。只见朱庆澜两腿一并，向着国旗，不忙不慢地把手举在帽檐边。蒲殿俊也随着举起手来，可是两只脚仍然站的是八字形，而且五根指头也修得老开，似乎还有点抖颤。 傅隆盛眯起水泡眼看了下，便凑在田街正耳边说道：“你觉得吗？正都督仿佛有点诧生的样子。” 田街正也轻声说道：“这不叫诧生，这叫怯场。” “这么大个人，啥子世面没见过，还会怯场，也怪啰！嗯！兆头不好……” 许多人都拥在两个都督身边。有向都督举手的，有作揖打拱的。洋人便一个一个来跟都督拉手。朱庆澜笑容可掬，蒲殿俊不惟不笑，反而一脸不自在。 军乐悠扬。 “万岁！万岁！大汉万岁！中国万岁……” 傅隆盛大为诧异地向田街正说道：“你看，那不是路小脚吗？狗日的东西，又有他！” “我早看见了。还有周秃子，还有王壳子。他们这伙人硬是会钻！” 傅隆盛摇头叹道：“我看军政府开张不利，要倒灶！” 田街正忙用手肘在他腰眼里一捅道：“莫乱说！” 傅隆盛大不高兴，拉着田街正回身便走。 “你不等到礼完再走？听说正都督还要演说哩。” 两个人从人丛中一直挤到明远楼，回头一看，至公堂前果有一个人在演说。却不是穿军装的都督，而是一个穿长袍马褂的人。要是广场里不那么乱哄哄地，也还可以听得见他说些什么。 傅隆盛气呼呼地站在明远楼高台阶上，向至公堂方面把拳头扬了扬道：“老子从此不听你们的球说书！” 田街正看见许多人在注视他们，遂把傅隆盛一推道：“走哟！你才在球说书！” 越走越拥挤，挤到贡院街，几乎寸步难移。因为所有的人都朝皇城走，独他两个人走的是相反方向。 挤到卡子房跟前，马回子的卤牛羊杂碎摊尚没有摆出来。傅隆盛?上檐阶，舒了口气，把棉帽子揭下，也不怕人笑他还没剪帽根儿。一面拿一张布袱子揩额脑上的汗，一面向跟着走上檐阶的田街正叹道：“这样就叫改朝换代了，你信不信？” 田街正笑道：“你又要说怪话了。” “不是怪话。光看样子，就不像。” “难道你看见过改朝换代？” 傅隆盛大张着口，回答不出。就这时，忽然听见街上有人唤他：“傅掌柜！”定睛一看，人丛中挤来两个剪短了发辫，没戴帽子的年轻人，“啊！是楚先生！” 楚用身上穿了件崭新的米色线棉袍，也被太阳晒出了汗。跨上檐阶，指着傅隆盛斜挂在胸脯上的白布标记，笑道：“你是庆贺代表，怎么不进军政府去，却站在这里看热闹？” 傅隆盛连忙把标记取下，交还给田街正。一边噘起嘴皮，向楚用道：“还说庆贺，硬是气人！”不等楚用细问，他已把在至公堂下所看见的一切讲了出来。街上的人流，仍是前呼后拥地在走动，尽管傅隆盛提起嗓子在说，也只站在卡子房檐阶上的几个人才听得清楚。 楚用倒笑不笑地听着他说。 站在楚用身边的彭家骐却开了口道：“如何？这些人的话该没错吧？哼，哼，啥子叫独立，简直是在演戏……” 傅隆盛顿然笑了起来：“着！着！是在演戏！你这位先生说到我的心坎上了。我就说啰，若果不是演戏，像路小脚、周秃子、王壳子这伙人，为啥不杀了来祭旗？怎还容他们嬉皮笑脸地挤在礼堂上？这伙害人精，说不定二天又官还原职，又来欺压我们良民百姓！我们闹了几个月风潮，死了一铺缆子人，却为何来？唉！唉！老话讲得好：猫儿扳甑子，给狗赶了膳了！”他又摆头，又叹气，“值不得！硬是值不得！” 彭家骐皱起浓眉道：“我说的演戏，不只是这一点，我是说赵尔丰……” 傅隆盛又抢着说道：“对的！说到赵屠户，更叫人一肚皮不安逸！昨天下午，我看了他的告示，我就不懂得，四川着他害成这般模样，为啥不治他的罪，却还让他溜回打箭炉去？我们四川人都成了孱头！蒲先生、罗先生这些人，搞些啥名堂哟！” 他的喉咙太大，以致街上有些人竟自驻足而听。 田街正到底老练些，把他连搡带拖道：“走！走！走！前面吟啸楼吃茶去！” 黄澜生同着周宏道从龙家回来时候，孙雅堂在他书房的美人榻上睡了一大觉起来，正在洗脸。 黄太太也正抱着水烟袋，陪他讲说什么。振邦与婉姑伏在他们老子的书案上看“耕织图”。 大家打过招呼，黄澜生向孙雅堂道：“丈母体贴你，说你既然还要进军政府去熬夜办事，就不必耽搁时候，再去看她老人家了。” 周宏道今天的洋服穿得更周正，雪白的硬领上系了条翠蓝织白花领带，半臂纽孔中除了平常扣的赤金表链外，还特别别了朵小小的宝石花。他脱了呢大衣，把棱角笔挺的厚哔叽西装裤，从膝头上拈着提了提，方叉开两腿，徐徐坐在一张藤心搁臂椅上。刚挺起胸脯，向孙雅堂问了句：“真个还要你老哥去熬夜不成？” 黄太太定睛看着他道：“宏道妹夫今天这样打扮，好像要到哪家去吃喜酒？” 黄澜生紧接着他太太的话尾说：“对！我正想听听这几个人为什么在这个时候，要离开省城？”他又掉向他太太说，“宏道不是去吃喜酒，是去给人送行的。” 这时节，给人送行与接风，都不是寻常事情：被送行与被接风的人，理应衣冠齐楚；送行与接风的人，更该服饰得好一些，若在官场中间，还应戴上有品级的大帽，穿上有补子的大褂哩。 婉姑看见周姨爹半臂纽孔中别的那朵小宝石花，便扑到他怀里来，摸那东西说：“多好看哟！” 周宏道遂取了下来：“你喜欢吗？那就送给你。” 正待给她别在胸前衣襟上，黄太太一把将婉姑拉了过去，起两眼瞪着婉姑道：“说不改的小家子气！看见别人的好东西，就眼红！周姨爹不能给她！” “小玩艺，值不到几个钱的。婉姑来拿去！”周宏道还想递与她。 他二姐用手一拦道：“不能这样惯着她！东西不在值钱不值钱，由一个娃娃看上了就给，却要不得！” 黄澜生也说：“你以后给她都可以。这时候却不要使她有求必应。那不好。” 孙雅堂看见小姑娘垮起嘴角，像是要哭的样子，遂放下洗脸毛巾，向振邦说道：“把妹妹领到外面去耍。将就喊菊花来收洗脸盆。” 两个娃娃出去了，洗脸盆也出去了。 周宏道不好意思地把小玩艺放在半臂的口袋里，并自行解嘲道：“这是我的不对，不该在她称赞之后才送她。” 她二姐回过笑脸道：“你岂只这点不对……” 黄澜生连忙断住她的话头，向她使了个眼色道：“太太，你……” “莫对我挤眉眨眼。你默倒我会得罪宏道妹夫？他那没缘没故、动辄就给娃娃的东西，我早就要说他的了。硬是哟！宏道，你这样做，实在不好。虽说你爱娃娃，见回面给点小零小碎。可是这一来，把娃娃的脾气搞坏了，不惟见了你就想伸手要东西，见了别人也会这样；久而久之，岂不把娃娃养成一种眼浅皮薄的脾气？这还算好的哩……” 不等说完，孙雅堂已呵呵笑道：“好久以来，没有听见二姑奶奶的正言谠论了！宏道襟弟，应当把这些言语书之于绅……呃！我说错了，你那洋装上根本就没有又宽又大的飘带。只好铭之于心吧！” 黄澜生笑道：“有那么高的价值吗？” “当然啰！这是儿童教育里一章。我觉得二姑奶奶讲的，话虽不多，比那位日本儿童教育家张细小露女士却踏实一些。我们宏道襟弟制造小国民的本事很大，大概再两三个月，这个速成班的小国民便将出世。若果他不受点教育，将来惯坏了娃娃，还在其次，恐怕娃娃在十岁上，他当老子的只好卖了裤子去买小玩艺了！” 四个人都大笑起来，快要凝住的气氛立即融和了。 黄澜生用手巾揩着眼角道：“莫打岔了！宏道，你谈一谈那几个人……” 然而还是着人打岔了。 罗升急急忙忙走到书房窗根下面，高声呼喊老爷太太说：“楚表少爷转来了，在小客厅里。” 黄澜生啊了声，还未说出下文，他太太已止住他道：“听我说，你们就在这里摆着你们要紧的龙门阵，我先到小客厅去陪他一下。并且经佑底下人给他收拾客房间。”她从从容容站起来，眉头微微一蹙，“真是哟！早一天晏一天转来不好，偏偏在大家心里都不安定的时候，他会赶了来！”掀门帘时候，她又自言自语地说：“也怪啦！一百多里路程，这么早就走拢了，在飞吗？” 掀门帘之前，她那么文静，连眼神都似清澈的止水。但一出堂屋门限，脚步一下就匆遽起来，丝毫不理会罗升在向她说什么话。 黄澜生庆幸他太太不再打岔他们，连忙向他襟弟说道：“快点讲吧，趁这会儿清静。” “一定要说清楚他们为了什么，那也不容易。何以呢？因为他们当中，我比较熟悉的，只有老柳；其余的人中，也只有张辑五，曾经在东京见过面，说起来还算认识。但是他出狱后，我并未同他会过，今天去送老柳，才不期而遇，当然谈不到那么深。仅仅晓得他们坐了四年监，出来后，急于想回家去看看罢了。” 孙雅堂问道：“是些啥样的人，坐了四年监？” 黄澜生抽了一袋水烟，回答道：“就是丁未年在省城闹革命的六君子。”他又问周宏道，“我记得六个人中间，并没有张辑五，只有一个叫张治祥的。” “对！辑五是张治祥的号。” “那么，这个张治祥，应该回彭山县才对。我那时在承审局当差，我看过他们的供状。我记得很清楚，张治祥是彭山县人，黎庆余是荣县人，王树槐是乐山县人，江永成是陕西人，不是四川人，黄方、杨维两人是叙永厅人。为什么张治祥、黎庆余、黄方、王树槐都说要下泸州去？” 孙雅堂接着说道：“唔！我昨天在秘书局，听见我们那位上司蔡麻子说，六君子释放出来，就不安分，一见人就放肆訾议四川的独立是假的，是赵尔丰搞出来敷衍场面的，是名不符实的。并且谩骂蒲伯英、罗梓青、周紫庭、邵明叔全是康有为、梁启超一路的保皇党。蔡麻子说，蒲伯英、罗梓青本有意思要照会他们到军政府来，给个小差事。一则，就因听见他们还是那样无法无天的暴乱性质，怕他们进来后不好驾驭；二则，一班绅士都反对说，革命党只晓得丢炸弹，闹暴动，并不懂得安邦定国之道。何况现在创业伊始，和平为尚，无论如何，军政府不能有一个捣乱分子。如其安插一个捣乱分子，无异一锅汤里丢入了一只死耗子。就由于这些缘故，所以军政府全是四川省有名望的正派绅士，没有一个革命党。” 黄澜生把水烟袋放下，不住点头磕脑地说道：“这样说来，这几个人之走，不用说，是为了不满意军政府的！” 孙雅堂道：“决然如此！这样倒好，大家放心些，免得在省城捣乱。” 周宏道搔着他的短发道：“不能这样说吧？我晓得革命党人中间，并不完全是暴烈之徒，有学问的人便不少。比如在《民报》上写文章和康梁打笔墨官司的章炳麟，人人都说他比康梁二人强多了。即以你们说到的张治祥、杨维这两人而言，也便不错，文也文得，武也武得……” 黄澜生立即向孙雅堂说道：“宏道的话有道理。杨维这个人那么年轻，笔下却好。记得他押到承审局的第二天，给他爱妻写了一篇绝命书，情文备至，高太尊看见，就叹说是个人才。” “……而且四川今日之得以独立，不能不说受了各省独立的影响。而各省独立，又由于武昌之首义。武昌首义，虽说因为兵变，但据董特生和老柳讲起来，还是得力于革命党人的运动。这样看来，革命党人对于推倒清朝，其功莫大。各处军政府里势必都有一些革命党人，独于我们四川军政府没有一个革命党人，别的不说，只就崇德报功而言，未免不合情理？今晨在牛市口华光寺饯别筵上，他们虽