Chapter 34 Chapter 12 When the Mountain Rain Is Coming

Today, Dongdajie is in the Comrade Army again. It is said that several counties in the province attached to the East Road were selected as a representative team to go to the military government to express their congratulations. They made an appointment at the bull market, and then lined up in two rows and drove into the city.The team is still not small.The head of the team had already passed the screen wall of the yamen in Taiwan, and was approaching the intersection of Shusuo Street and Qingshi Bridge. Because it is a selected representative team, the weapons on the shoulders are very decent.There are a few teams with a variety of guns: from single-shot Mausers from a hundred years ago to the latest five-carriage guns; there are several teams, and there are also some earthen cannons carried by two people.Of course, in some other teams, there are more guys like spears and claws.Don't think that this kind of guy is out of date, in fact, he has shown his sanctity on the battlefield. It's just this season, but seeing the polished and cold light makes you feel that if you accidentally bump into it, it will be terrible. !

Not only the weapons are decent, but the people who use shoulder weapons are also decent.Although their statures are not too tall and their bodies are not too burly, they all have kite shoulders, bear backs and thick arms, with sinewy muscles and tiger bones and black skin. When one looks at them, one will be moved: "Where else can I find Liang Shanbo?" The Black Whirlwind!" These thousands of "Li Kui" are not well dressed.Some old cloth padded jackets are long, some are short, and some have a cotton belt around the waist, and the skirt is tucked into the belt.The weather was not too warm, the rich people put on fur coats, and some of them wore two unlined coats.There are only two places that are uniform: one is on the head, a new blue cloth toecap; the other is on the feet, a new mosaic sandal.

There are many leaders in the representative team, and there are also many leaders who lead the team.Without a flag up front, it is not known who is the leader and who is the leader.Most of them sat in a dilapidated duck-covered sedan chair. Although there were only two people carrying the sedan chair, there were at least four people holding the sedan chair pole.There are only linen foot curtains hanging in front of the sedan chair, and two feet wearing felt-soled nest shoes protrude from the foot curtain.People are also in the same posture: their arms are pressed against the armrest, and their heads wrapped in green gauze almost stick out of the car door.Regardless of age, regardless of whether there is a beard under the tip of the nose or not, their faces seem to be almost rectangular, and they are all purple in color.The difference is only in the eyebrows, eyes, mouth and nose.

No matter if they are sitting in a duck-covered sedan chair or riding on a long-haired bantam, almost all of them are so ordinary that they cannot be more ordinary.The face is full of smiles. "Are these the ones who beat Zhao Erfeng to no avail?" The city spectators standing on both sides of the street were amazed, but really didn't understand why.Because the people who lead the comrades in battle, according to the imagination of ordinary people, should all be outstanding heroes, and all of them should have the spirit of all-powerful.However, since the establishment of the military government, the Comrade Army who came to the city to celebrate, all failed to meet everyone's imagination.Naturally, some people not only lost admiration for the Comrade Army, especially the well-known intellectuals such as Sun Zepei, Wu Qingxi, Zhang Zun, Hou Guozhi, Zhuo Ben, and Qin Zaigeng. On the contrary, I looked down upon it a bit, and wondered whether the Comrade Army that everyone had been talking about before was all a castle in the air?Some people who live a relatively comfortable life, whether in the business world, the gentry world, the official world, or the academic circle, in a word, only live in a small circle on weekdays and have never dealt with ordinary people. This kind of alienated person is even afraid.I am afraid that these "hillies" and "robes" who have not received civilized education and have not opened their eyes will do worse things than patrol soldiers?Therefore, many people, as soon as they heard the sound of the Guoshan horn, could not help but feel anxious and complained that Luo Lun had brought ghosts to the door: "I only intend to use the prestige of the Comrade Army to suppress the patrol soldiers. I don't think so. The prestige of the Comrade Army, except Guoshan, what else?"

What seems like a wisecrack, is what it is.Take the situation on Dongda Street at this time as an example: Although the team was able to go down several times compared to the Comrade Army in the past, how could it compare with the patrol army in terms of weapons, clothing, and the pace of going forward and walking?Naturally, not to mention better than the army!If you want to compliment the Comrade Army on something better than the Patrol Army and the Army, it's just the two or four horns blowing in front of each of their teams. The trumpet made of brilliant golden brass is three feet long when stretched, and the horn mouth is not much smaller than a cymbal.A piece of bright red silk is wrapped around the handle; some even loosely tie a hydrangea ball, which is even more colorful.The trumpet players are all strong young men with high breasts and concave bellies.When the trumpet began to blow, the trumpet blew down a few calm woo-woo!Then the trumpet gradually leveled off, and the sound of the trumpet became more forceful, and what was blown was woo-doo!Woo-doo!When the mouth of the trumpet was slanted towards the sky, the trumpeter used all the lungs, and his cheeks on both sides swelled like pig urine bubbles.At this time, the sound of the trumpet is both loud and powerful, and there are seven or eight melodious toots one after another—beep!Woo-doo!The real one is that if it is high, the sound will stop the clouds, and if it is low, the sound will shake the roof tiles.

Dozens of horns across the mountain will be blown one by one, how can it not be majestic! Pedestrians half a street away knew that they were going to pass the Comrade Army, and hurriedly avoided the two sides and gave way to the middle of the street.The shops on both sides of the street, no matter they were in business or handicrafts, all left their livelihoods and ran outside the counters.The street, which is so wide that four sedan chairs can be lined up, becomes a pedestrian alley in an instant. Hao Yousan accepted Wu Ping's invitation to go to his house on Nandajin Street.The sedan chair I was sitting in walked to the south entrance of Shusuo Street, just halfway through the Comrade Army, and the street entrance was sealed off by spectators.

Hao Yousan said to the bearer who raised his shoulders: "I'm in the Comrade Army, I'll leave after I'm over." The bearer who lifted his shoulders looked up and said, "Do you know how many teams there are? It won't last half a day, and it's not smooth." The bearer who lifted his back shoulder could not see the situation ahead, nor could he hear the words in front of him clearly, so he couldn't help but shouted: "Won't you leave, buddy?" "Being in the team!" "Pass his team, it's not good to leave yours!" The bearer who carried Houtang complained in a low voice.

"Then let's go!" Unable to cross the middle of the street, the sedan chair had no choice but to follow the steps on the left and take a hard turn eastward.The bearers who raised their front shoulders shouted loudly all the way: "Offend me! Offend me!" No way!After only a dozen steps, the front was blocked. The bearers who lifted their front shoulders shouted, and at the same time they used their hands to push those who stood still and only cared about using their eyes and ignoring their ears. An ordinary person who was pushed around twice by him turned around and cursed: "Gui'er, what are you talking about? Lift your ancestors! Lift your ancestors!"

The second person also scolded: "Qiu Ri blinded your dry mule's eyes! Can you squeeze through such a crowded place?" The third person and the fourth person followed suit and quarreled: "Even a dry mule should know how to walk properly! Why don't you walk on the right hand, but squeeze to the left instead?" Seven or eight opened their mouths and immediately made a noise. Hao Yousan felt that the bearers were wronged, and repeatedly told them to go back the same way.But how is it possible?The sedan chair is already under siege.The person on the left pushed it to the right, complaining that it blocked the view; the person on the right pushed it to the left, scolding it for hurting its back shell.The sedan chair tilted back and forth on the shoulders of the two bearers, like a small boat unable to control itself in the midst of wind and waves.The bearers couldn't bear it, so they just yelled and scolded.Before Hao Yousan had time to tell them to level the sedan chair, he hurriedly took off the foot curtain and jumped out.

I haven't done gymnastics in a few years, especially I haven't walked on a sedan chair or jumped over a wooden horse, right?Just jumping out of the car door that is more than a foot high, shaking his head suddenly, and his feet are weak, such a big man fell like a dog! "Ha ha ha ha……" Many people laughed. Hao Yousan jumped up, his neck was red, he looked around with his eyes sideways, and shouted angrily, "What are you laughing at?" The bearer hurriedly lowered the sedan chair to the ground.The one who lifted the front shoulder quickly patted the dust off the sheepskin robe for him, and kept saying, "No background! No background!"

Just as the line was over, the spectators dispersed, and only a dozen or so curious people stayed on the side of the street with a smile on their faces. "Hey! Why did you fall so hard!" Mrs. Wu cried out in panic, "Look, your knees are so purple!" Hao Yousan sat on the low bamboo chair, and lifted up the two thin cotton trousers with the silk lining and the white cotton trousers lining the inside to his thighs, and he just saw that both knees were hurt by the fall .Fortunately, there was no broken skin, only the kneecap was covered with a bruise the size of glutinous rice balls, the left knee was lighter, and the right knee seemed to be heavier, purple. In the sedan chair, he only felt a little soreness in his wrists, and the palms of his hands were embedded with some debris from the paving stones, and they were slightly scratched.When I got off the sedan chair outside the gate, paid the sedan chair fee, and walked up the steps, what happened?Both legs are a little lined!Seems to struggle a bit when crossing the high threshold. Pushing open the door of the private courtyard, it was Mrs. Wu who greeted him. "Where's Wu Guan belt?" "Angkor Zi asked him away, saying that he would be back after delaying his meal. Please wait for him for a while." Mrs. Wu glanced at him with a charming smile. "Yo! Your hand..." "Hey! I can't say it, it's an unreasonable disaster!" She held him in both hands, examined those bruises very carefully, and asked with concern: "What's wrong?" "That's what I said about the indiscriminate disaster..." He briefly said a few words about what happened on Dongdajie. "It doesn't matter. Take a basin of hot water to wash it, and apply your Lin Wen fireworks dew on it, and it will be fine in less than an hour or two." "It's scratched, is there still water?" "Look, it's just a little bit of oily skin... If there is hot water that has been boiled, it's not a problem." Mrs. Wu hurriedly raised her throat and asked Mrs. Wu to pour the boiling water from the pot into the washbasin and bring it to the washbasin. "Mom, hurry up, Master Hao needs to wash his hands!" When she came out of the room with a bottle of Lin Wen fireworks dew (Hao Yousan bought it for her recently), Mrs. Wu also came with a small red lacquered wooden basin, and was smiling at the guests. greet. The wooden basin is placed on the square table in the middle of the main room.Just as Hao Yousan was about to reach out his hand, Mrs. Wu hurriedly blocked him and stirred the water with her finger: "Huh! Is it cold water?" "It's cold water. Clean cold water swirled in a jug." "Who told you to scoop cold water? Who told you to scoop cold water?" His eyes were bulging like copper bells, his face was full of menace, and the freckles on both sides of the bridge of his nose seemed to jump up because of the trembling of the nose wings.Sister-in-law Wu turned her face to her old woman and yelled viciously, "Why are you so wrong! Mom, are your ears obstinate?" Mrs. Wu argued: "You said scooping up water to wash your hands!" "I want boiling water! I want boiling water from the pot! Young Master Hao scratched his hand..." Hao Yousan was dissatisfied with how she treated the old woman, so he quickly stopped her, stretched out both palms to the old woman, and whispered how he fell, although the palm didn't bleed, the skin was scratched, " If it gets wet with raw water, I’m afraid it will be filled with pus.” "Oh! That's how it is. It's hard to get wet." She complained to Mrs. Wu, "I didn't explain clearly, how would I know?" The right hand stretched out like five dried cowpeas growing from a shriveled potato, "Bring two dollars, and I'll go to the tea shop to pour boiling water." "Didn't you just pour over two coins?" Mrs. Wu's voice became more gentle. Hao Yousan interjected, "Why did you go? Wouldn't it be good to ask An Sheng to come?" Mrs. Wu shook her head and said, "At this time, An Wazi will still stay at home? I don't know where he went to play with a group of dolls!" How much? Anwazi soaked two bowls of cold rice, and there was not even half a tea bowl left." Speaking of the current living situation, Mrs. Wu couldn't help feeling sorry for it, and said to Hao Yousan, "It is said that after independence, the world will be peaceful, life will be easier, and our Wu Ping's arrears can also be closed. That sounds good! But, young master, look, don’t talk about anything else, just talk about boiling water. Since independence, the price of two yuan is not as much as before; this item alone will cost more a day A few dollars. If Wu Ping's monthly salary is in hand, it's fine. But it's a day-to-day push. Not to mention the lack of payment for the previous two months, it seems that the half of this month has been released. Eldest young master, like this If it drags on, what’s wrong with our family! Alas! Alas! This is the benefit of independence! Everyone is celebrating happily, and I heard that every day on the street is like a Dongyue Festival, hum! I see, the days of crying are coming!" Mrs. Wu took two small bronze coins from the room and handed them to Mrs. Wu, and said, "You just know that you are old if you don't get paid? You don't know that the patrol army has not exchanged coins since the commander. The military government If you want us or not, no one is fair. If you don’t want us, then there will be days when you cry!" Mrs. Wu's face was full of panic, she rolled her old eyes and said, "Is this really the case? Then what am I going to do? I'm going to the military government!" Hao Yousan comforted her with a smile and said, "That's what your wife said to scare you on purpose. There's no reason why the military government doesn't want Wu Ping and the others. I'm just sending letters back and forth to him. , decided to reissue..." When the old woman was at peace and left with the tin pot, Mrs. Wu asked with a smile, "Where did you find out that we need to make up for the wages owed?" "It's Jia Yan and the others who are communicating with Pu Dudu. It's probably all right." "What about the exchange of papers? To be honest, I don't know what to do if I don't make up for the salary owed. Mom doesn't know that I have some money in my hands. I'm afraid Wu Ping will lose his job and just sit and eat. That's really Lao Huo. At the beginning , I didn’t say it on purpose to scare her, I was just a little worried. Wu Ping was also so anxious about this matter that he couldn’t sleep well for several nights. You said that the military government will not withdraw his job, and that’s what your old man said ?" "Jia Yan didn't talk about this. But I heard someone asked Pu Dudu to recruit another town team. Pu Dudu refused. He said that instead of training new soldiers, it is better to rectify the existing patrols. If you want to rectify Patrol, of course, the original team does not move. Probably because of this, the letter of appointment—now called a letter of appointment, not a letter, was too late to prepare. All in all, Wu Ping’s errand is absolutely carefree. Don’t worry about it, it’s also called Don't worry, Wu Ping." "Can you write a guarantee ticket?" Hao Yousan patted his chest without thinking. Mrs. Wu seemed so happy that she forgot that her fattening body was no longer as light as it was a few years ago. She still raised her two round arms and threw herself on him suddenly, sucking her lips that were no longer red, wanting to kiss him. Hao Yousan was not prepared for her being so intimate, so he backed away and fell backwards on the low bamboo chair in front of the main room. "Ouch! My legs..." Luckily, Mrs. Wu didn't jump down with him, but she was also taken aback, arching her waist and asking, "What's the matter? Could it be that I..." "It's not you," he said while pulling up his cotton trousers, "probably because he fell from the sedan chair and both knees hurt a little." Mrs. Wu squatted in front of him, and when he lifted the cotton trousers to her thighs, she couldn't help calling out in surprise: "Hey! Why did you fall so hard! Look, your knees are purple! " Hao Yousan himself was also surprised and said: "You just threw yourself on the ground, and the sedan chair is only so high, how could you hurt all four feet and hands?" Mrs. Wu stroked his knee gently with her hand and said, "Does it hurt a lot?" "It doesn't hurt very much." He switched his feet and flexed and stretched a few times, but his left knee, which was slightly bruised, felt a burning pain.It seemed that the purple right knee was only a little rough when exerting force, but it didn't seem to matter much. Mrs. Wu looked up at him.There are some black eyes on the light yellow background, revealing an indescribable emotion.This is not an ordinary emotion. Only people with different relationships can express it unintentionally; and only people with different relationships can understand it silently. Hao Yousan held her two hands with bigger joints and rougher skin, and said with deep emotion: "No background." "Hmm! Shouldn't it hurt your muscles and bones?" "Hey, hey, you think I'm too delicate! Don't you remember that I was the first runner in the South Campus Sports Meeting three years ago?" What Hao Yousan told Mrs. Wu that someone asked Pu Dudu to set up another town army is true.However, he did not specify who made the request. Which one is it?Everyone only knew it was Yin Changheng.But they don't know that Yin Changheng can only be regarded as a representative figure, and the request to form another town army is also the result of mutual exclusion between host and guest soldiers. When Zhao Erfeng and Duanfang each sent people to win over ordinary gentlemen for their own interests, and when Sichuan was brewing for independence, there was also a wave of disturbance in the Seventeenth Army Town. At this time, Cheng Qian, the general staff officer of the Seventeenth Town, had already asked for leave to go back to his hometown in Hunan to visit his relatives.Jiang Dengxuan, Fang Shengtao, and Cheng Qian are all students of the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy, and they are all revolutionary parties who have participated in the Tongmenghui.Jiang Deng has been elected to Sichuan for a long time, and he is also famous among the army.But in mid-August, when the army fought Hou Baozhai and Zhou Hongxun in Xinjin, Jiang Dengxuan commanded the artillery; because Chen Jinjiang and a group of troops were brutally killed by Sun Zepei's comrades at Sanjiangkou, Chongqing Prefecture, he was full of anger, and seriously moved the artillery Placed by the river, shells exploded for several days, knocking down the houses inside and outside the city of Xinjin, making the walls crooked, and the smoke soaring into the sky.In this battle, the Comrade Army on the South Road suffered a lot. Hou Baozhai, a well-known old helmsman, was beaten to death by the rebels on the road because he retreated with his escort.In this battle, Zhao Erfeng was saved, prolonging the precarious situation for another fifty days.But this battle also ruined Jiang Dengxuan's reputation, making some revolutionaries in the academic and military circles who usually communicate with him suspicious of him, suspecting that he is not a member of the alliance, suspecting that he is not a member of the revolutionaries .Some people even affirmed that he was a loyal minister of Zhao Erfeng and a traitor of the Tongmenghui, and did not think that he was avenging Chen Jinjiang.From then on, these people didn't dare to get close to him again, no matter what he explained, everyone just listened to him and never believed his words again. Fang Shengtao was transferred from Guangxi to Sichuan in April of the Xinhai Year.In terms of qualifications, at least it can be used as a target leader.Because there was no vacancy, I had to act as a coach.Later, although he was transferred to the General Councilor, he was regarded as a staff member after all, and he was quite unfamiliar with the situation in Sichuan. Therefore, when Ye Quan, a native of Yunnan Province, led the sixty-sixth standard, led a team that broke up in Jiading Mansion because he refused to accept his independence, and then recruited back in the Qianwei Jingyan area. Back to Chengdu.As soon as the soldiers entered the temporary barracks outside the south gate, before he had time to officially report, he ran to a small mansion rented by Jiang Dengxuan and Fang Shengtao, and asked them aggressively: Why did Zhao Erfeng tolerate Sichuan's political power, military power, and And gentlemen, and the Army doesn't fend for itself? "The Wuchang Uprising was initiated by the army; our independence in Yunnan was also initiated by the army. The independence of the provinces is like this. It can be seen that the independent revolution is the bounden duty of our army and the obligation of our alliance members. Why is Sichuan independent? Exception? You are in charge of the power of the Seventeenth Town of the Army, but what are you doing?" "What are you arguing about? You just came back from the outside, and the situation is not clear, so you are talking here." Jiang Dengxuan was not angry because of Ye Quan's recklessness, but calmly and half-jokingly said: "Is it you alone? Are you a member of the alliance? You are the only one who understands the independent revolution? You are a good character, why did you fail in Jiading again?" "Hey! When it comes to Jiading's failure, I can't blame it. It's just that those supervisors and team officers are idiots who don't understand the true meaning of revolution." "That's right! You're the first bidder, and you still can't control it, so that you don't listen to your orders. The situation here is much more complicated than that of your first bidder. First of all, the opinions of several leaders are inconsistent. Next, it's even harder to say. What's more, more than a dozen battalions of patrol troops have been completely transferred to the city. The two commanders, Li Kechang and Shen Shaolin, have always been separated from us. They still keep saying that they only obey the orders of Marshal Zhao. Like this, there are only a few of us. Can a few people make an independent revolution?" At this time, Fang Shengtao, who hadn't spoken for a long time, couldn't help interjecting: "It's possible, I'm afraid the failure will be twice as bad as Xiangshi's in Jiading! Because Xiangshi still came back to the provincial capital alive. If we fail, That’s only for being a martyr. When the revolution is about to succeed, asking people to take the risk of being a martyr, even if a few of us are willing, others—especially ordinary Sichuanese, they definitely don’t want to.” Ye Quan rubbed his hands, rolled his eyes and said, "Should we just sit back and watch Lao Zhao hand over political power and military power to the constitutionalists, and our revolutionary party has no choice but to bow to those old stubborn and corrupt people, and we have no part in anything?" Yet?" Fang Shengtao said: "That's not the case. What Lao Zhao intends to hand over to the gentlemen of the Advisory Bureau is just the political power. As for the military power, not only did he not hand over, but he also arranged for all the troops in Sichuan, such as the province's patrol, salt defense, and border defense. It is completely in the hands of Zhu Ziqiao alone, and he is asked to come out to serve as the deputy governor of the military government, and has nothing to do with Pu Dianjun, the governor who is in charge of the regime. In this way, the military power in Sichuan is no different from being in the hands of our army Middle. Our army has mastered the military power, it can be said that we have mastered half of independent Sichuan, as long as the Sichuan soldiers are not xenophobic..." "Huh? Sichuan soldiers are xenophobic?" Ye Quan interrupted Fang Shengtao in surprise. Jiang Dengxuan laughed and said, "So I said, you just came back from outside the province, and you don't know the situation here. It's one of the situations where Sichuan soldiers exclude our foreign officers, and it's a serious one!" So Jiang Dengxuan and Fang Shengtao told Ye Quan in detail: Wu Zhongrong, the chief of the staff office of the supervisory training office, first made a plan with Zhao Erfeng, Zhu Qinglan, etc., and then secretly negotiated with Zhou Shanpei, and handed over the political and military powers to the Advisory Council and the army, when there is room for maneuver in the future (Speaking of room for maneuver, Jiang Dengxuan smiled mysteriously and said: "Lao Zhao and the others are just planning to take this opportunity to see how the situation outside Sichuan is going to look. If the capital really hasn't fallen, the Yangtze River If the revolutionary armies in the provinces were really defeated by the Beiyang Army, he could rely on Zhu Ziqiao for help, and then take back the power from the gentlemen. But we agree with his arrangement, and naturally we have our plans, as long as we really control the military power of the whole province Stop, Mandao Lao Zhao can’t use us, but can achieve our goal of revolutionary suppression and implementing Mr. Sun Yat-sen’s revolutionary politics. Therefore, we and Lao Zhao have a room for maneuver, but the purpose is different. Lao Zhao’s purpose, we estimate It is expected; even Wu Zhongrong and Zhu Ziqiao may not understand our purpose, and of course Lao Zhao and the others are even more deaf."), the gentlemen have no idea what medicine is sold in the gourd, but think that they do not Knowing about the military affairs, Zhu Qinglan came out to take up this position, which is something he wished for.Therefore, after discussing the conditions, the military power of the whole province was handed over to Zhu Qinglan, and all the gentlemen agreed.But a group of military officers from Sichuan had objections.They publicly declared that in the pre-authoritarian era, the real power of the Sichuan Army, which was trained by the Sichuan people with money and people, was completely taken away by soldiers from other provinces.Among the senior officers in the Seventeenth Town, Jun Zuo, there was not a single Sichuanese; among the middle-level officers, only Zhou Jun, the leader of the 65th standard, was from Sichuan.However, there are not few talents in the Sichuan army, and they are all highly qualified. They are either idle or subservient.Now we are going to be independent, independence means revolution, and revolution is when the soldiers of Sichuan stand up and raise their heads; when the soldiers of Sichuan turn their heads and rise up, all the soldiers from other provinces in Seventeen Towns, whether they are officers or assistants, should hand over their real power, Pack your bags and go back to your hometown!Sichuan's army should only be led by Sichuan military officers, and Sichuan's military affairs should only be handled by Sichuan soldiers!If Zhao Erfeng insists on handing over the military power in Sichuan to the original people from other provinces, then no matter what their qualifications are or how high their prestige is, we Sichuan soldiers will definitely oppose it to the end!Whatever order they give, we will never obey! At the end, Fang Shengtao said with emotion: "The most surprising thing is that among these people who cling to narrow provincial prejudices and disregard the righteousness of the revolution, there are many comrades from the Tongmenghui!" Ye Quan asked, "Who are they?" "Almost all of them have had contact with us on weekdays," Jiang Dengxuan said with a frown. "Of course, as their leader is Yin Changheng, the eldest son of Yin who specializes in big talk and may not necessarily have real talent!" "It's him again!" Ye Quan shook his head and said, "This guy doesn't seem to be a member of the alliance?" "It's hard to say yes, it's hard to say no." Fang Shengtao interjected, "When we were in Guangxi, we tried to question him, but he was always vague and didn't make it clear. But with his unscrupulous manner in front of his boss Judging from his attitude, everyone still recognizes that he has a revolutionary spirit, and even though he has never joined the alliance, he is not treated as an outsider." Fang Shengtao sighed, "I don't know that his provincial prejudices are so profound!" "According to what you said, which one does Lao Zhao arrange to hand over the military power in Sichuan?" "Of course it will be handed over to Zhu Ziqiao. This has already written the conditions of independence, and it is irreplaceable." "What if the Sichuan soldiers are really dissatisfied?" Fang Shengtao sneered and said, "I was in Guangxi, and I heard some people talking about the three changes in the attitudes of Sichuan people towards others: the first is the Sichuan barbarians, and when they argue with others, they are blindly arrogant and unreasonable; if you are tougher than him, he is the second." Turn into a Sichuan monkey, play with you in various ways, see you as stupid as a pig, and see himself as an elf like a monkey; Become a Sichuan mouse, turn around and it’s over. I think this argument is indeed reasonable, and the only way to deal with the Sichuan soldiers is to be tough and tough to the end.” Jiang Dengxuan went on to say: "It also depends on the situation. In short, it is very complicated. The most painful thing for us is that there are too few comrades and they are not in the same place. It is exhausting to deal with it until now. Thanks to you when you first came in , and still complaining like that about why we don’t get up from the army to be revolutionary and independent! If it’s possible, why should Yun Song and I be afraid? We just don’t want to be as reckless as you and make an anticlimax!” "Hmm! Are you calling me anticlimactic?" Ye Quan immediately rolled his eyes, his neck turned red, and even his voice became like thunder, "It is obvious that you are timid and overwhelmed, and gave up the great opportunity! Now someone else Coercion, nothing can be achieved! I said, if you don’t think of a way to save it now, I dare to swear, you will never want to stay in Sichuan! Your plans with room for maneuver are completely illusory, otherwise, it is tantamount to idiots’ dreams. Maybe the day you declare your independence will be the day you will be censored!" He pointed to Fang Shengtao and said, "You said that people from Sichuan will change three times? I am from Yunnan, which is next to Sichuan, and I have lived in Sichuan for a long time. I know the temper of Sichuan people better than you. They obey the evil but not the good. But if you push them nowhere to retreat, they will fight to the end and would rather die than admit defeat. If you take what you have heard Three transformations to deal with Sichuan people, I dare to swear, you are the only ones who suffer and fail, not them. Hey! Hey! You will definitely not believe what I say, just try it! I am an old man , I won’t compete with others, I’d rather do something reckless than learn from you to compromise!” The two were dumbfounded by his criticism, and looked at each other.After a while, Fang Shengtao asked him intentionally: "You blame us for humiliation, do you want to retreat in the face of difficulties? Then you are nothing more than laughing at fifty steps, what kind of role are you?" Ye Quan straightened his chest, raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't ridicule me for retreating in spite of difficulties! Let's open the window and speak honestly. I really don't want to hang out in this ghost society. I decided to drag my team back to Yunnan. Even if there is a change in the middle, I want to go back alone!" At this point, he snorted twice and said, "But I can't escape secretly. My surname is Ye, not only must I go in a fair manner, And I also want to help you, at least let Zhu Ziqiao be able to serve as the deputy governor in a stable way, and be able to control the military power in Sichuan. Zhanguang... Ha, ha, I said, I can also eat a bowl of free food in peace! As for the room for maneuver, I can't be sure about that brother!" He stood up suddenly, as if he was about to say goodbye. Jiang Dengxuan grabbed his wrist and said, "Don't be busy! What are you going to do? Make it clear before leaving!" Ye Quan laughed and said, "The secret of heaven must not be leaked." "You can't take risks!" "Or not." Fang Shengtao looked at him intently and said, "Why don't you tell us and let's study it! A person's wisdom is limited!" Ye Quan still pretended to be mysterious and smiled and said: "How to do it, I haven't drafted a draft in my heart, I will come to Chao Liu and you to study it when I finish it. Of course, of course, the three stinky Cobbler, one Zhuge Liang. Not to mention the two of you, how much more can you two Zhuge Liang..." Ye Quan's method is actually not mysterious.He himself seemed to think that this kind of behavior was not decent, so when he dragged the team away, he didn't meet Jiang Dengxuan and Fang Shengtao again, and of course he couldn't talk about research. Ye Quan came out of the small mansion rented by Jiang and Fang, and immediately rode his short but strong Jianchang yellow pussy horse to Chunhua Street to visit a fellow villager he had always known. The surname of Tang from the same village is the same as that of Huang Lansheng. His father was an official in Sichuan, so he lost his job in Sichuan.Although he bought a lot of land and houses, he still called himself a living in exile. He used his original place of origin to donate a career as an alternate road, and lived a half-official, half-gentry life.What makes Mr. Tang stronger than Huang Lansheng is not because of the large official donations, but because he can not only read books, but also compose poems and essays. , Draw a few pictures of dead wood, bamboo and stone, thinking that it is not as good as Dongpo, and it is not as good as Yunlin; he can also drink wine; he can also prepare several kinds of delicate dishes.Mr. Tang has so many abilities, so his friendship and reputation are far beyond Huang Lansheng's comparison.And the ones who are particularly congenial with him are of course a group of prominent and elegant gentry in the west neighbor's advisory bureau, such as Pu Dianjun, Xiao Xiang, Liu Shengyuan, Jiang Sancheng, Wang Changling, Liu Xianying and so on. Mr. Tang is also very considerate to his fellow countrymen.When someone comes to visit, no matter what they do, as long as they are not too shabby in clothes and look not too shabby, they can always be entertained by the host who is attentive, polite, but also measured.If it wasn't for the ignorant smugglers who would just ask for help, they would still be invited to a decent meal.Therefore, when Ye Quan was in Chengdu, even though he was a trainer, he was already a guest in Tang Mansion; out. This time, Ye Quan visited as a leader.Less than half a stick of leaf smoke passed the business card in, Tang Daotai rushed out with the sound of boots, and called out with a smile on his face: "Ah! Brother Xiangshi has returned to the province. Life in the army is hard! Hard work!" ..." But Master Tang was taken aback.Because Ye Tongda did not exchange greetings, he pointed to the tall and mid-air dome next to him and asked, "Excuse me, brother, is that place the meeting place of the Advisory Council?" "Why not? You already know that." "Of course I knew it earlier. But today, I especially want to measure the distance with my eyes, to see the flowering cannons on the wall of the south gate. It takes a long distance to hit it. I'm afraid that the measurement is not precise, and there may be a slight error. How can I stand up to my brother if I make your family suffer from disasters!" Tang Daotai said in confusion, "I don't understand what you mean..." "What's so hard to understand? To put it bluntly, I'm going to fire at the Council! Not just the houses, but all the people living inside! Not only the Council, but also the Council with extended range. The old Gongyuan—I heard that there will be a military government there. I will also destroy it without a blade of grass!" Tang Daotai was really taken aback.But he suspected that Ye Quan was joking.Because he spoke so loudly, but his face did not look like he was really going to commit murder, he neither raised his eyebrows nor gnashed his teeth, although his complexion was not good, it was caused by the wind and dust, not surprising.Only between the brows, there was a murderous look and a chill, which completely changed his usual amiable face. "How did this mess come about!...Please sit in my study and tell me slowly..." 叶荃走进陈设雅致的客厅，一直站在一张雕花紫檀的大圆桌跟前，这时，反而做出急于要走的样子，把右手一挥道：“不啰！我要回去调动队伍了。你不知道我这一标人，是驻扎宁远一府的巡防副右路、巡防副左路、一共六营士兵改编而成。都是百炼成钢的健儿，打起仗来，真是一可敌百，十可敌千。在初到嘉定时候，罗八千岁、胡痰诸人集合的同志军，总有四五万人之多，我只用了两营人，就把他们打得弱弱大败，落荒而逃。这六营人，我已把他们安置在南门外。现在，须得我去调度运炮到城墙上。哦！我还忘记告诉你，我这一标是混合编制的，步兵之外，有骑兵，有炮兵。炮虽然只有几门，可都是威力很大的开花大炮，只须几炮，”他把嘴朝咨议局那面噘了噘，“这地方包管便没事了。老兄，我是特别来给你打个招呼。我们是同乡，又是朋友，无论如何我不能使你吃暗亏。先打一个招呼，也免得你府上担惊受怕。我来，就只这个意思。现在，时候不待，我准备一回去就开炮。” 唐道台早已拦在客厅门口道：“你不能走。一定得把原因告诉我。告诉我，到底为了什么缘故，你要把那班身系全省安危的先生置之死地。” 叶荃觌面把唐道台看着，好像正在忖度可不可以把这大事的底细告诉给这个好管闲事的同乡。大约有一分钟之久，他眼睛几眨，决定了，不妨简要地告诉他。 据他说，他是非常不乐意朋友们告诉他的赵尔丰要将政权、军权交与四川绅士，让绅士们出来宣布独立。他举出的理由，仍然是向姜登选、方声涛说过的，独立革命是陆军的天职。四川要独立，应当由陆军发起。赵尔丰能够顺应潮流，甘愿把政权、军权交出，那也可以。但他为什么不交与陆军，而要交与绅士？他反对他这样做。因为时机紧迫，来不及与赵尔丰交涉，叫他变更办法；只好由他发难，先用开花大炮，把咨议局、旧贡院，连同那伙想用手段取得政权、军权的人们，打它个鸡飞狗跳、肝脑涂地；而后纠合东校场营房、凤凰山营房的陆军，公推十七镇统制官朱庆澜出任都督，接收政权、军权，宣布四川独立。他自己哩，毫无为自己私利的打算，决定功成身退，或者回云南去为桑梓服劳，或者率领队伍到四川以外去革命，总之不再留在四川，免得大家多所疑惧。 这一下，唐道台更不能让他走了。并且生拉活扯把他拖到那间窗明几净、图书满架的书斋里。一面吩咐家里人沏普洱茶，用宣腿炒饵块来招待他；一面费尽唇舌，讲明各种利害，劝告他不可轻举妄动。当然，也和通常情形一样，开始，叶荃的态度坚决异常，确如四川人说的“连水都泼不进去”！开口一个“非这样干一下不可”！闭口一个“非这样干一下不可”！及至家乡茶、家乡点心用过后，好像实在违不过主人情谊，叶统带方慢慢松了口说：“商量一下，倒也使得。但谁是相手方呢？” “现在只好直接找蒲伯英、罗梓青几位能负全责的先生。” “叫谁去找这些人呢？” 唐道台义形于色地指着自己鼻子道：“当然是我了！现在除我外，也找不到更合适的人。” “你老兄？”叶荃仿佛闻所未闻似的撑起眉头道，“咦！真没想到你老兄与这班人会这么熟识！莫非平时便有往来不成？”他又转出一副笑脸，并且打了个哈哈，“那么。无怪你要为他们说话了！” 叶荃具体提出了他的条件：独立以后，都督必须由朱庆澜担任，全省军权必须由朱庆澜掌管。听说军政府的组织有参谋、军政两部，参谋部长必须由姜登选担任，军政部长必须由方声涛担任。四川绅士也可以参加军政府，但不能与朱庆澜等争权。他本人已申明过了，绝对不再留在四川。现在他的一标人，依然由他统率，将来或是遣散，或是改编为革命军，完全由他做主，任何人不能干涉。一标人的欠饷，同将来三个月的饷项和开拔费等，必须在独立之前，由四川绅士依据他提出的单子，一次发清，“细数，目前当然还不知道，估计也不多，大约总在二十万元左右吧？” 唐道台毕竟是一个更事较多的老宦，等叶荃的话一落脚，他竟毫不犹豫地笑道：“这算什么了不起的事情，值得你大动干戈！”接着，便概论了一番目前大势。他也认为赵尔丰把政权交与咨议局一般议绅为失计。一则议绅们都无行政经验；二则收拾四川这个分崩离析的局面，确实非依赖有勇有谋的陆军不可。好在授受两方，都已想到后面这一点，“我昨天会着周紫庭、陈子立几位先生，知道绅方所拟的条件，就规定明白，将来的军政府里，政军两权截然划分。你们朱统制官已经定夺出任副都督，专门执掌军权。这与你所提的前半段完全吻合。”因此，他主张去同蒲殿俊等人谈判时，这一段不必过于坚执。不管名称是正是副，总之既是都督，又执掌着军权，也就行了。至于两个部，更不必提。这本在军权范围内，用不着去同他们不能过问的人商量。末后那段，尤其不成问题了。Why?就他叶统带说，不愿留在四川任职，足以表示他恬淡为怀、不争名利的好品行，大家只有称赞颂扬之不暇；就议绅们而言，巴不得他能离开四川，免得将来更有别的什么要求。现在值得琢磨的，仅只二十万元这笔款子，“是不是可以减少一些呢？” “不行，丝毫不能减少！” “万一他们不答应呢？” “那我就开炮！” “要是他们答应了，然而一时之间拿不出来呢？” 叶荃不由呵呵笑道：“老兄，你并非是我的相手方，而是一个愿尽义务的说客。何以先同我讲起价钱来了？” 唐大人也拈着虾米胡子笑道：“这叫作谋定而后动。也是你们的兵法呀！” 据传，在成都宣布独立前夕，这个谁也料不到的小波折，得亏唐道台的居间，大事化为无事，叶荃从大清银行、浚川源官银行、通商银行、裕川银号、天顺祥银号、宝丰银号、新泰厚银号、百川通银号，收到拼凑垫出来的十万银圆（其中有几万两老白锭，是按七钱二分为一枚龙洋，折合成银圆的），硬没有失言，等不到初七天明，果就带起不足两营人的队伍，悠然而逝。 陆军里的四川籍军官尽管愤愤不平地抱怨说：专制时代，他们受压制。目前要独立了，为什么政、学、商各界，都能实行自治，唯独他们陆军，仍旧被少数几个外省籍的军官压在头上，连自治的气味都闻不着呢？因而，他们才表示：掌大权的头脑人物，必须是一个四川军官。但是他们的声浪却影响不到绅方官方所拟具的独立条件。迨到条件公布，原来朱庆澜这个赵家奴才，不但高升为副都督，而且全省军权都操纵于他一人之手，俨然又是一个赵尔丰出世，即使不是一整个，也算得半个。 几个中级军官聚在一处，乱叫乱吵：“独立，独立，我们军界就不曾得到独立。这样搞下去，我们还有啥子想头？” 一部分悲观失望的人主张不干了，宁可解甲归田，卖刀买犊；或者改行干别的事情，免再受那些外省人的肮脏气。 一部分不服气的人不赞成，他们说这是没出息的想法。天地间的事原本如此，你越是老实，越是谦退，人家就越不睬你，越不买账。为今之计，只有大家起来同那些外省人事，善争不行，就恶争。使出各种手段，总以争赢为主。 “这么一来，岂不怕人家诽谤我们排外吗？” “排外就排外，怕他们诽谤？” “况且是他们先排挤我们。我们只是为了生存竞争，迫不得已才还他们一手。理由充足，无须顾虑他们的诽谤诬蔑，外界人知道，还会赞成我们哩！” great!这叫作“得道者多助”。但是怎样争呢？怎样安排呢？尤其要找一个领头的人才对。找谁才合适呢？这人既要有资格，又要有名望，而且还要有气魄，有担当；办事公道，在关键时候，不专为自己的利害打算。用不着说，彼此一考虑，觉得在眼目下，只有尹昌衡还符合这些条件。 但是有一个参加过同盟会、不为人所知道的管带，迟迟疑疑地提出一些异议道：“这个人凡百都好，可是……可是，据我个人看来……短处就在无远见，无大志……” 大家问他从何而知？ 他不肯说：“何必讲它呢？我只是顺便提一下，以供各位同仁找他说话时，心里有个打米碗罢咧！” 人总是难于永保秘密的。这个管带，当时虽然隐忍不言，但不久，终于泄露出来。原来就是他，这个参加过同盟会的管带，在武昌起义的消息初初传入四川，尚未完全证实之际，他曾悄悄密密找着尹昌衡，试探着问他有没有意思做一件非常人才敢做的非常之事？譬如外间盛传的八月十九那天，在武昌发生的那种事例。 “你是说革命吗？”尹昌衡惊异地问，“在四川？” “不如说，就在这个九里三分的省城。” “你入过同盟会吗？” “这个，你不须问……天下兴亡，匹夫有责。只要有大志的人，不一定要参加什么秘密结社。这话，你赞不赞成？” “你问我是否赞成一个人参加秘密结杜？嘿，嘿，人各有其志，这如何能由旁边的人来做决定？” “唉！莫把话岔远了！我只请问你有没有意思，趁此大好时机，在成都地方响应武昌的同袍们？” “噢！这个……”尹昌衡垂着眼皮，默然了半会，方瞬了一眼坐在对面、急切等他回答的这个人，同时把声音放低得像耳语似的问道：“莫非只是我们两个人，就……” 对方也放低了声音，并且向前凑了凑，几乎凑在他的耳畔，热情地说道：“人倒很多。就只缺少一位掌令箭的豪杰。要是有这样豪杰挺身出来，我敢打包本说，此刻发出号召去，明天就有一支人马出现。”接着，他定睛看着尹昌衡，脸上明摆出一种像在彩票中签表上，查对自己手中号码时的神气，问“你可愿意？……” 这一次，尹昌衡不但垂下了眼皮，并且紧锁起眉峰，当然他在深思熟虑。 客人连忙增加一把火力说：“我们都晓得你资格很高，学问很好，眼光很远，志趣很大，所以才要求你来当我们的司令。只要你肯的话，我们……” “莫忙！”尹昌衡平平静静地截住他的话，“这是一桩何等重大的事情，当然不能立谈之间就可决定的。”他站起来做出送客样子，“等我想好后，我们再碰头。” 把客人送出房间门，临握别时，他忽然郑重其事地问道：“你晓得汉朝杨震说过的四知吗？” “当然晓得啦！天知，地知，尔知，我知。” “一点不错。我们就用这八个字来做彼此的座右铭罢！” 从此，他们没有再会过面。 这一天，几个人到陆军小学总办室找着他时，情形便有所不同。他热情接待来客。一边与大家一一握手，一边叫护兵泡茶。 大家都是熟识朋友，不用寒暄，不用客套，一个人开口，几个人争着讲了起来。嘈嘈杂杂的人声充满了这间宽大的总办室。 尹昌衡假装掩着两耳，高声叫道：“不得了，要炸啦！要炸啦！” 众人一怔，因才闭了嘴。一个人问道：“啥东西要炸了？” “啥东西？我的脑壳！” “啊哈哈……啊哈哈……”整个房间又充满了哗笑。 尹昌衡把右手一挥，正正经经说道：“你们那些牢骚，几天来，我耳里早已灌满。此刻跑来找我，是不是要我替你们出口恶气？或者是要我为你们扎起？” 管带宋学皋首先说道：“不是，不是，我们打算推举你出来担任军政府副都督……” 管带龙光连忙接过嘴说：“我们绝对不答应朱庆澜这般外省官僚再压制我们……” 管带彭光烈更从座椅上站起来，举着两手道：“这是我们十七镇全体官兵的公意……” 统带周骏立即更正道：“植先的话带了汤。应当说是十七镇里全体四川官兵的公意。我说，硕权，这是无可推卸的事情，不管怎样，你都得挺身出来把这担子担起才是！” 所有在场的人都噼里啪啦地拍起掌来，仿佛这里就是会场。 笑咧了大嘴，笑眯了两眼，青白色长方型脸上也泛起了红晕的尹昌衡，大剌剌地仰坐在他那又高又大的交椅上，等到大家的巴掌停住不拍了，方用起宏敞的嗓音说道：“承你们不弃，想推举我出来担任副都督。不是我耗子趴秤钩——自己称自己的话，这点本领，我并不比朱统制低。但是……但是，你们动手晏了！现在局面已定，各界的绅耆父老已把条件拟好，怎能再由我们军界……不！还得把巡防、巡警等除开，只能说是少数的陆军……怎能由我们少数陆军来破坏？何况我们也破坏不了。第一是，赵季和不放心我们，更其是我。我敢说，假使赵季和听见我的名字，他宁可破脸毁约，也不肯心甘情愿把军权交出。如此一来，四川当然不能独立，七千万同胞岂不要责怪我们？其次，各界绅耆父老向来便没有把我们这些人放在心目中。只看他们在商量条件时候，哪曾想到来征询一下我们的意思？即使现在找到他们理论，他们给你一个不瞅不睬，我们能把他们如何？结果是自讨没趣……” 说来说去，尹昌衡始终不答应争夺副都督这一席。 大家颇为失望地说；“难道我们依旧俯首听命于那班外省人不成？” “那也不是。我主张一步一步地做。把第一步站稳之后，再谋第二步。而且要做得表面不争，免遭阻碍。” “那么，请问第一步的办法是怎么样呢？” “独立条件上的军政府组织，不是包括有参谋部、军政部两个部吗？我的意思，与其争夺人所瞩目，而又未必争取到手的副都督，不如等独立之后，我们正当提出要这两个部的好。你们想想，要是我们把这两个部都拿得到手，我们岂不就有了实权？岂不就可以把四川军官提拔一些起来？岂不在无形中就免却了他们外省人来操纵？这就是我老早想到的第一步办法。你们商量商量，看还可以不？” 大家热烈地商量了一会，结论是“当然要得”。 彭光烈进一步问道：“如其这一步办到了，请问，你的第二步呢？” 尹昌衡摇摇头道：“我还不曾想到哩。” “那么，我提一件。到了合适时候，好不好要求军政府再成立一镇陆军？” 周骏一跃而起，大声喊叫道：“我也想到了这上头！若不再成立一镇陆军，你说提拔四川军官，那不是一句空话？” 另一个管带孙兆鸾笑道：“我说，这倒是一件最为牢靠的事情，何必放到后来才要求？不如连同要求参谋、军政两部时，一齐提出好些。” 大家又轰然喊赞成！赞成！ 接着，推定人选：参谋部长由周骏担任，军政部长由尹昌衡担任，新陆军统制官由宋学皋担任，正参谋官由孙兆鸾担任，两个协的统领由彭光烈、龙光担任。其余的人，有的调来新陆军当各标统带，有的填补十七镇的缺额。至于十七镇统制，暂时不管，等到周道刚回来，请他担任。（周道刚原任陆军小学总办，资格比尹昌衡高。保路风潮起后，奉调到北洋参观秋操。武昌起义，秋操取消，周道刚与各省观操人员一样，被阻在京师。但大家期必他一定要回四川的。以他来充当十七镇统制，不但四川军人心服，就连那班外省籍军官，如姜登选、方声涛等等，也不会反对的。） 大家得意扬扬，认为这样一安排，真是妥当之至；既不显然排挤外省军人，也摆脱了他们的手掌，他们决定不会说什么的了。 谁晓得十月初七过了，由尹昌衡出头，一连向军政府提出三次要求，都碰了壁。第一次，蒲殿俊答称，这些都是副都督分内的事情，他不便过问，而且也不懂，要他去找副都督。第二次，朱庆澜答称，目前当务之急，在于如何把驻在省城内外的所有武装队伍，按照条件和四川父老兄弟的希望，合并拢来，加以整顿。巡防十数营、巡警一千余名、驻防八旗练兵二千余名，正分头接洽，已经繁忙的了。而最感头痛的，还有号称十数万的同志军，俱已开驻到附省各地，怎样安置？怎样编遣？和罗纶昼夜磋商，一直得不到头绪。至于再成立一镇新陆军，更其办不到。首先是，没有那么多武器服装；其次，四川队伍正自觉得过多，款项日见支绌，现有的巡防，薪饷已有蒂欠，绅士们业已提出要求，在战争期间所招募的新兵三营，都叫从速遣散，陆军巡防的缺额，不得填补；在这种情形下，怎能再成立一镇陆军？他为四川人民的担负着想，也觉得实在没有一年当中再多开支几百万两军费的必要。倒是参谋、军政两部，可以商量。不过军政府方在着手组织。组织纲领，总参议和正参谋官可以拟具提出，是否准如所拟？或者对人员有无进退？其权仍在正都督。至低限度，恐怕也得交在临时会议上，由军政府的顾问、参议们讨论研究而后决定。所以他仍不敢答应可或是不可。最好，他先与姜登选、方声涛两个负责拟具组织大纲的人谈一谈。因此，又来了一个第三次碰壁，而且这一次碰得更扎实。 据参加过这次会见的人说，这次并非尹昌衡一个人去，同着他去的，有周骏、宋学皋、孙兆鸾、龙光、彭光烈和其他几个人。大家的军服穿得笔挺，还都挂了指挥刀，还都佩了自来得手枪，虽不准备拼命，也有决一死战的气概。 想不到这反而引起了方声涛的反感，认为尹昌衡有挟众威胁之势。心里先就定了计：凭你们怎么要求，总之，给你们一个不答应，看你们耍什么手段！ 因此，当尹昌衡把三件要求一一提出之后，姜登选瞅了方声涛一眼。正打算同他合计一下。但是方声涛却秋风黑脸地冷笑了一声道：“像这样无理要挟，即令副都督点了头，我也不准许！” 这一下，两方真正决裂了。 尹昌衡怒气勃勃，一冲，就奔出房门走了。 彭光烈咬牙切齿，拔出手枪向方声涛就打。幸而保险机没扳开，也不知道手枪里上了子弹没有，总之，手枪没打响，已经被旁边的人（因为太乱，弄不清是哪方的人）夺去，并把他劝住。 周骏把指挥刀鞘子在地板上戳得鼓响，叫号道：“岂有此理！岂有此理！” 孙兆鸾尤为激动，捶桌打掌地又哭又嚎道：“硬不把我们四川人当人啦！” 主客两方真正决裂。主方人众势盛，一连几天，都有成群结队的陆军军官，全武装跑到军政府，找副都督，找总参议，我正参谋官讲道理、诉委屈。军纪也废弛了，陆军士兵遍街游荡，有些出轨行为，比巡防兵还闹得厉害。平日专在街上稽查陆军军风两纪的、佩戴粉红领章和袖章的宪兵，也躲得无影无踪。客方感到势孤力弱，无法收拾这种局面，也害怕主方有什么不测行动，从朱庆澜起，都不敢再到军政府办公事，使得军政府大半边都瘫痪了，十个部不能急切组织成，应发的照会，不能急切发出去。局外人不晓得内情，自然只有责怪蒲殿俊没有拨乱反正之才，反成治丝益紊之局。大家忧心忡忡，连饭都吃不好。绝大多数人，包括普通人在内，也怀疑蒲都督登上金銮宝殿，是否就昏了君？是否一天到黑睡大觉？ 其实，蒲都督并没有昏君，也没有睡大觉。反之，全军政府的人都不及他那样公忙。从早晨起来（他在就职的头一天便移住到军政府，从未回家去食宿过），就办公事，就会客，就开会，就到各局去亲自检点人员是否到齐？亲自处理庶务局该不该买那么多保险洋灯，买那么多自鸣钟？还要反复考虑开的价钱，是否公道、真实？经手人有无侵蚀？尤其