Chapter 7 Chapter VII Provincial City Mutiny

Things in China are really hard to fathom. Ten days ago, the whole country was in favor of the monarchy. Ten days later, the situation changed suddenly.When preparations were underway for Emperor Yuan's enthronement ceremony in Beijing, Yunnan took the lead in becoming independent.Cai E and Tang Jiyao electrified the whole country, refused to recognize the monarchy, and organized the National Defense Army to swear against Yuan. Guangdong and Guangxi responded one after another, and all provinces became independent one after another.The great powers' advice was ineffective, and they collectively resisted, including Japan, which secretly supported Yuan's, and none of them recognized the Hongxian Empire that Yuan had created in the world.After the short and cold winter of the four years of the Republic of China, Emperor Yuan was forced to revoke the "recognition of the monarchy", returned from the sky to the ground, and became the president of the Republic of China.The southern provinces did not give President Yuan face, and still insisted on the crusade. Instead of disbanding, the National Defense Army team grew bigger and bigger. They even publicly declared that they would remove President Yuan from office. A situation of armed confrontation between the North and the South formed.President Yuan or Emperor Yuan became very angry and ill, and died the following year, that is, on June 6th, the fifth year of the Republic of China.Vice President Li Yuanhong succeeded him as President.As soon as Li Yuanhong came to power, he announced that he would abide by the provisional agreement of the Sun Wen government in Nanjing in the first year of the Republic of China, restore the Congress that Yuan Shikai forcefully disbanded, order a truce with the National Defense Army in the southern provinces, and sternly ordered the punishment of imperial criminals such as Yang Du, Sun Yuyun, and Liang Shiyi. Slightly eased.

At this time, Yifu Bian had realized his historic mistake. When he saw the new president's order to punish criminals of the imperial system in the "Government Gazette", he broke into a hot sweat with ashamedness. Song complained again and again, "Master hurt me, master hurt me!" Master Qin didn't know what happened at first, but after reading the presidential decree, he realized that advocating the emperor had constituted a political crime. Immediately, the corners of his mouth twitched and tears flowed down his face. , His painful appearance broke the heart of Ben Yifu's eyes.Bian Yifu thought that Qin Shisong's support for the monarchy was based on his beliefs, out of good intentions, and he had no selfish intentions. Besides, he made the decision to compete with Xiao Yunque for favor and persuasion, so he didn't blame Qin Shisong too much, so he gave up The investigation of Qin Shisong, a criminal of the imperial system.

"However," Bian Yifu said at the secret meeting of the military envoy against Liu, "Liu Jianshi is a criminal of the imperial system! He is a criminal of the imperial system in this province! It is intolerable that this criminal dared to use the names of 21 million people in this province to vote for the monarchy! All the brothers present here know that the military envoy of this army has a serious stand and fought resolutely with Liu criminals. Wang Sanshun won the fight Well, on behalf of my 9 million soldiers and civilians, I voted for the republic! This military envoy also published a speech in support of the republic in the Xinhong Republican newspaper! Therefore, we must pay close attention to the direction of public opinion and let Liu Jianshi take the lead The crime of persuading the imperial system of this province. As for the letter of persuasion issued by the envoy of the army, we must absolutely adopt the principle of not recognizing it. It is the fault of Liu Jianshi, a criminal of the imperial system of this province! It’s only natural to steal the name of this military envoy! Last year, when this envoy was ordered to visit Chief Duan in Beijing, he reported to Chief Duan that the imperial system is absolutely impossible. Chief Duan admired my brother’s words very much. Confused! Chief Duan is not only the Chief of the Army, but also the Prime Minister of the Cabinet. We must follow and support him! As for the criminal overseer in the provincial capital, we must resolutely destroy him! Prime Minister Duan has a great personality and a kind heart. If we are allowed to create wars, we will use other methods to defeat him!"

At that time, Li Yuanhong ordered all provinces to implement the military governor system, and Liu Jianshi had just been specially appointed as the provincial military governor by the new president. Bian Yifu was very dissatisfied with this, and was ready to use all means to overthrow the Liu regime in the provincial capital, "Liu Jianshi's military governor is very bad. , this province is so poor, when Yuan Thief came to the throne, he donated 50,000 yuan to Xinyang for his support! The military envoy of this province has solid evidence. Brothers should disclose this matter to the provincial capital through various channels. To make the figure larger, it can be said that this Dujun Liu gave Yuan Thief 500,000 yuan! This old dog often owes his subordinates salary, which is half a year or a year, but he gave Yuan Thief 500,000 yuan. Can the soldiers not ask for pay? Can they not mutiny? Didn’t Brigadier Hu say a few days ago that there are signs of mutiny in the Second Brigade in the provincial capital?” Bian Yifu arranged the arrangement enthusiastically, “Then let’s promote the mutiny in the provincial capital as soon as possible, no? But the Second Brigade and the First Brigade are also going to campaign to try to turn the provincial capital into a stinky pigsty. They will also go to the provincial capital to secretly launch petitions, parades, strikes, school strikes, and city strikes. Pay special attention, didn’t Liu Jianshi receive flower donations for the 20th year of the Republic of China? Where did the flower donations go? Do you know now? Honor the thief Yuan! The people of this province are eating dirt, and this imperial criminal will give Yuan Thief a gift of 500,000 yuan. Please, the victimized sisters, please use the slogan of punishing this provincial imperial criminal Liu Jianshi to petition!"

When it came to the emotional part, Bian Yifu burst into tears, and even he seemed to believe the nonsense about "500,000" that he uttered casually.The brothers under his command climbed along the pole, shouting louder than Yifu Bian.This one said that Liu Criminal had given the Golden Buddha to Prince Yuan, the other said that Liu Criminal wanted to build a palace for Yuan Bandit, and the one who said it most vividly was Wang Sanshun who had suffered setbacks in the fart election.Wang Sanshun patted the table, twisted his head, showing real and vivid righteous indignation, and yelled, "Everyone, everybody, listen to me: the worst thing is that this imperial criminal has robbed many women from the province Send them off in the palace, once Yuan thief died, he didn't have time to send them over, so he was trampled by Liu criminals! This Liu criminal is simply heinous! Master Bian, we can't ignore it! Our team is a team of the Four People's Principles, dedicated to loving the people , the team dedicated to protecting the people, the people in the provincial capital are in dire straits, we have to rescue the people in the provincial capital from the fire and water!" Yifu Bian was full of energy and nodded frequently, "If we want to be rescued, we must rescue them! Sanshun As soon as I said it, the envoy of the army remembered it, and there was one more thing to do as soon as possible: please appeal to us from all walks of life in the provincial capital! Let the people of the provincial capital shout out the slogan of driving Liu on our behalf! As for us, behind our backs Li worked hard to preside over this anti-Liu movement, and on the surface, he had to remain neutral and calm, so that he would be able to explain to Prime Minister Duan and Vice Minister Xu in Beijing in the future."

When he secretly presided over the campaign to expel Liu, Yifu Bian had already begun the substantive transformation from a local warlord to a high-level politician in the future. Yifu Bian had been working tirelessly to learn how Chinese politicians shook hands on stage and kicked their feet off the stage. up.Therefore, when the expelling Liu movement was most tense in private, it was also when Yifu Bian and Liu Jianshi had the best superficial relationship.The two sides exchanged bad words, the fierce electric war that exposed each other's scars stopped, peaceful poppies were in full bloom, and the scale of trade in real estate smoke and soil was further expanded. I watched exercises and played a few basketball games.High-level exchanges were also realized. In mid-June, Liu Jianshi, under the strict protection of his own guards, accompanied Deputy Chief Xu who came to Xijiang Province for inspection, to visit Xinhong first, and was welcomed by Bian Yifu and Brother Paoze, the envoy of Xinhong's army. warm welcome.Deputy Chief Xu was satisfied with this, and once again on behalf of Mr. Duan asked the two generals, one old and one young, to put aside their past suspicions and work hand in hand to create a better tomorrow for Xijiang Province and the Republic of China.Liu Jianshi also made a gesture and invited Yifu Bian to pay a friendly visit to the provincial capital in front of Vice Minister Xu.

At the beginning of August, Bian Yifu, his second wife Zhao Yunyun, and dozens of civil and military personnel paid a five-day friendly visit to the provincial capital at the invitation of Liu Jianshi.In order to express his sincerity in joining hands, Liu Jianshi made an extraordinary reception. He personally led ten old and new wives from the mansion out of the city to welcome them, and held a grand banquet in the governor's mansion to welcome Yifu Bian.In his welcome speech, Liu Jianshi called Yifu Bian "Young Marshal Bian", and praised the young Marshal Bian for being young and promising, building Xinhong with the Four People's Principles, and there is great hope for Xinhong to unite the vast southern areas of Xijiang Province.Yifu Bian called Liu Jianshi "Old Marshal Liu" in his reply, and praised him as a solid man with a long-term ambition.For the most hated female criminal of the imperial system in this province, Little Skylark, Bian Yifu respectfully called her eighth sister-in-law. When visiting Baomin Co., Ltd., she sincerely suggested that eighth sister-in-law should add more taps from each box of real estate cigarettes, so as not to let the provincial anti-smoking department earn money. too much.Xu promised that Xinhong could cover it in the name of raising prices.Little Skylark was overjoyed, and said that brother Bian knows how well people are.Yifu Bian offered peaches, and Liu Jianshi rewarded Yifu Bian with ten boxes of the most scientific rubber holsters in the United States. He asked Yifu Bian to take them back for good use. Invest in one or two rubber sleeve factories to seek wealth and development together.

Liu Jianshi pointed to his sixteen-year-old tenth wife, Wu Feifei, and introduced to Yifu Bian quite complacently, "Master Bian, this is Ms. Wu Feifei, the chairman and general manager of Liu Wuji Rubber Cover Factory, you very much Sister-in-law. I have just been unanimously elected a member of the provincial council, and she is also the youngest member of the province. You are young, and you have a flexible mind. There are some ways to imitate American rubber holsters, and the production and sales are still good. You are young Shuai invested 5,000 yuan or 10,000 yuan, and the cost can be recovered in the same year." Yifu Bian said perfunctorily, "Old Shuai Liu, you know that Xinhong is a poor place, and my brother is a poor military envoy. How can there be money? Investing?!" Wu Feifei smiled coquettishly like a prostitute, and said in a milky voice, "Young Marshal Bian, then you can help us sell! In front of the new Hong Hujun envoy , with so many soldiers under his command, how many dicks do you have? At least five or six thousand penises, right? It’s a big deal if you don’t use it? Five or six thousand dicks are poked all over the world, how many wild children will be born? I understand—" Bai Nen's little finger pointed at Liu Jianshi, showing no respect, "Last year, this old thing took aim at me in the provincial elementary school, and forced me into his float, poking me only once and then poking me big It hurt my stomach and made me give birth to a stillborn child in the school. I can’t go to school, so I can only be his tenth wife and a provincial councilor.” Yifu Bian couldn’t laugh or cry, and politely declined, “Sister-in-law, you may not Clearly, although my brother has a dick, he doesn’t dare to poke around, I have military discipline.” Wu Feifei clapped his hands again and shouted, “I know, I know! My old man said good things about you, you will cut him off as a soldier It is said that I cut more than 300 cocks once, and killed more than 20 dogs on the spot, didn’t I?” Liu Jianshi turned pale and sternly stopped him, “Feifei, you are so disgraceful! You made my dick face to face. Rumor! When did I say that Marshal Bian cut more than three hundred dicks?!" After all, Wu Feifei was only sixteen years old and didn't understand politics, so he still yelled, "Liu Jianshi, don't lie! You just said , I just said it! I said it when Mrs. Ninth and I and you, the three of us, were sharing the same bed! I remember clearly..." Before Wu Feifei finished speaking, Yifu Bian couldn't help but burst out laughing stand up.Liu Jianshi was so annoyed that he raised his hand and gave Wu Feifei a big slap in the face, which made his youngest tenth wife stop talking.

During his visit to the provincial capital, Bian Yifu also secretly met with Chen Dehai, commander of the 1st Brigade of the Provincial Army, and Zhou Hongtu, commander of the 2nd Brigade, to learn more about the possible mutiny.According to the two brigade commanders, Liu Jianshi's insensitivity has reached an unbelievable degree. From the brigade battalion commander to the soldiers, they have been owed nearly a year of military pay. The brothers have been ignorant for two years. After making a fuss, they sent out some stinky pig intestines to improve the lives of the brothers. The two brigade commanders went to the Liu Mansion to complain and begged Liu Jianshi to give him some cash, but Liu Jianshi said that there are only so many whores in the provincial capital. It has been 20 years since the donation was received in the Republic of China, what can I do? !Bian Yifu expressed deep sympathy and suggested that they report the matter to the Ministry of the Army for resolution, and presented the two brigade commanders with 1,000 yuan each on the spot, so that they could cook without rice.

After the two brigade commanders disappeared, Mr. Zheng Qiren, a professor at Tianli University in the provincial capital and a well-known butt, flashed in front of Yifu Bian again like a shadow, expressing his anger at Wu Feifei being elected as a member of the provincial council and selling rubber cases in the provincial council. "Border guards, how absurd this is! My brother traveled to the fourteen countries of the great powers, and I have never seen such an absurd scene! A sixteen-year-old milk-flavored primary school student competed for the provincial council, and my brother, who has traveled to the great powers, has never seen such an absurd scene! Famous university professors from fourteen countries discussed politics under one roof, and they were voted for by unanimous democratic by-elections! They sold the condoms for reproductive organs in the majestic place of the majestic provincial assembly, claiming that they were preferential services for the provincial councilors, so as to prevent the spread of syphilis! Sweep away all the gentleness of the parliament, sweep away the gentleness of this province! Frontier guards, you must protect not only the army, but also the people and the province. This province must not allow Liu Jianshi, a criminal of the imperial system, to be trampled on any longer! Last year, brothers Zeng and the guards Mr. Wang Sanshun, the representative sent by the envoy, joined forces to launch a severe struggle against the imperial criminal Liu Jianshi. The envoy must have known about it, right?" Bian Yifu nodded repeatedly, "Brothers know, everyone knows! Mr. Wang Sanshun returned to Xinhong I reported it to my brother, saying that Professor Zheng is extremely upright and fearless! My brother thinks that with the professor's integrity and fearlessness, he should be the speaker!" Zheng Qiren's two small eyes behind the spectacles suddenly lit up extremely brightly, "Border guards envoy , your insight into the politics of the provincial capital is three-pointed. You were right in the past. The provincial capital is a fart election. Under the fart election, there are good eggs? How can brothers be elected as the speaker? Brothers are also studying in the twenty-four countries of the great powers Useless!" Bian Yifu thought to himself, are you a good ass?What the hell country are you from?On the lips, he said comfortingly, "Hurry up, hurry up, when the brothers enter the provincial capital at the appeal of the people from all walks of life in your provincial capital, you must implement real democracy! With Professor Zheng's qualifications to study in the fourteen countries of the great powers, the elected speaker should have Absolutely sure! Now the professor must continue to fight, fight for democracy, and call out the slogan of expelling Liu heroically! Send a power call to President Li Yuanhong in Beijing, send a power call to Prime Minister Duan, please punish Liu Jianshi, a criminal of the imperial system in this province, and thank the people of the province!"

After the friendly visit and returning to Xinhong, Bian Yifu made a profound summary and dissection of the results of the visit, and said to Wang Sanshun, Hu Longfei, Cha Zicheng, Qin Shisong and other confidantes: "Liu Jianshi, a criminal of the imperial system, is dying himself. He is guilty of spreading rumors about Lao Tzu, and even put them on the bed of his little wife! He is guilty of licentiousness, and married a sixteen-year-old little wife! He is a primary school student! A couple of wives have sex in the same bed—brothers, don’t be envious, especially Mr. Wang Sanshun, please pay attention. Wang Sanshun, don’t laugh at me, you are a whore, you should pay attention. You must dare to poke your dick, I, Yifu Bian I know you, but the military discipline of the Four People's Principles doesn't know you—judging from the situation of this friendly visit, the provincial capital is making great strides towards the stinky pigsty. Liu Jianshi only loves money and women, he doesn't love soldiers, he doesn't love the people. It’s God’s resentment and people’s anger. That bastard professor from Tianli University took the initiative to find me and wanted to be the provincial speaker, so I told him to go to work hard to promote democracy, work hard to launch the campaign to drive Liu, and urged us to drive into the provincial capital! Zhou Hongtu, Chen Dehai and other military officers If you want to get Liu Jianshi's arrears, you have to launch a mutiny as soon as possible!" Bian Yifu waved his hands happily, "Brothers, get ready to lead pigs in the stinky pigsty in the provincial capital!" The democratic movement in the provincial capital originated from Professor Zheng Qiren's long essay "The Essence of Dictatorship as Seen from the Farce of the Imperial System, and Some Brief Views of the Brothers on the Current Situation in the Province".The Xiongwen was published in Tianyi Bao on August 16, pointing the finger at the warlord Liu Jianshi, implying that Liu Jianshi is a criminal of the imperial system in this province.Zheng Wen was cryptic, calling Liu Jianshi a "certain old man", saying that this "certain old man" played with the provincial council, the people of the province, and the army of the province, manipulated the election, raped public opinion, and attached himself to the Yuan thief.In the article, Zheng Qiren revealed in an insider's tone: the economy of this province has long since collapsed, the army owes wages, and the people eat soil, but this old man dedicated the half a million oceans he squeezed out of bone marrow to Yuan thief as a promotion rank.Therefore, Zheng Qiren expressed his "shallow opinion": the province can no longer let this old man be trampled on like this. Government is in the parliament, military pay is returned to officers and soldiers, and food is returned to the people. As soon as this article was published, the provincial capital was shaken. Tianli University and the campuses in the provincial capital were the first to erupt. In the afternoon of that day, more than 3,000 teachers and students from the academic circles took to the streets. The criminal Liu Jianshi thanked the provincial people!" "Return my people's blood and sweat, and I will die to recover the province's 500,000 yuan!" That night, the flower circle prostitutes also flocked to the gate of the Governor's Mansion to petition, and the petition slogans they put up were also related to 500,000 yuan: "Please donate 500,000 yuan!" "The rich sisters of the warlords are poor, please postpone the collection of all flower donations after 20 years of the Republic of China!" Liu Jianshi was dazed by the sudden democratic movement, and didn't think of martial law until it was dark.At twelve o'clock that night, a martial law meeting was held in the Governor's Mansion. Liu Jianshi slapped the table and cursed openly, "His grandma! Who said that I gave Yuan Shikai half a million? Ah? Zheng Qiren of Tianli University has ulterior motives, spreading rumors, and fearing the world No chaos! His grandparents, I have the half a million yuan, won’t I keep it for myself? Will I marry a few concubines? This Zheng Qiren will be arrested and killed! The Providence will be closed!” That night, the newspaper of Providence They were violently destroyed, and all clerks above the editor-in-chief and editor-in-chief were arrested, some at the newspaper office, and some at home.Tenri University was besieged, and bloody clashes broke out between military police and students. Three students died and more than a hundred were injured.The instigator, Professor Zheng Qiren, was not caught.Before the army and police surrounded Tianli University, Professor Zheng Qiren escaped safely to the provincial office of the Xinhong Anti-smoking Bureau under the arrangement of Yifu Bian. He was escorted to Xinhong overnight under the armed protection of the intelligence personnel there.After crossing the Xijiang River, Professor Zheng Qiren smiled gratifiedly when he learned that the students had suffered heavy casualties, and pointed out profoundly, "Democracy needs to pay a price, blood must be shed, and now blood is finally shed!" The bloodshed continued, and the provincial capital fell into a bloody storm.On September 24, Mr. Duan Shuanglun, the editor-in-chief of Tianyi Daily, was hanged for the crime of sedition, and six other editors and social directors were sentenced to five to ten years in prison.When Editor-in-Chief Duan was strangled, riots broke out again at Tenri University. More than 2,000 students forced their way out of the school gate and held a memorial parade for Editor-in-Chief Duan and the students who died.Liu Jianshi asked the military and police to "shoot and kill", but the military and police could not solve the problem of payment arrears, openly disobeyed and refused to shoot again.In desperation, Liu Jianshi sent Chief Guard Zhao and the provincial army guards to suppress it. As a result, another twenty-one students fell in a pool of blood.Witnessing such a tragic scene, Zhou Hongtu, the brigade commander of the second brigade, couldn't hold back anymore, and sent his cronies and followers to pretend to be across the river to ask Yifu Bian for advice.Bian Yifu's proposition coincided with Zhou Hongtu's: we must never shoot at students and people again, we must obey the will of the people, wait for an opportunity to mutiny, and expel Liu Jianshi, a criminal of the imperial system, by force.As a result, the democratic movement began to develop in the direction of mutiny, and the trend was irreversible. However, what was unexpected was that the mutiny happened too suddenly and beyond everyone's expectations, not to mention Liu Jianshi and Bian Yifu, and even Zhou Hongtu, who was planning to carry out the mutiny, did not expect it.The cause was actually in the smoke!Due to the growing pro-democracy movement in the provincial capital, on September 27th, Liu Jianshi had to take out a batch of tobacco soil from the Baomin Company and distribute it to the brothers of the two brigades as military pay.After the smoke soil was sent to each company, each company couldn't handle it, and sold them all to Little Skylark's Baomin Joint Stock Company.When the smoky soil was produced, the salary was calculated at 24 Yuan Datou per box. When the Baomin Company went to collect it, it would give half of the cash money, only 12 Yuan Datou per box.Nothing happened to Zhou Brigade's third regiment, but Zuo Deafzi, the leader of the fourth regiment, came to the brigade headquarters angrily at 12 o'clock in the morning on September 27, and asked Zhou Hongtu, "Brigade Commander Zhou, how much is this box of cigarettes and earth?" Big head?" Zhou Hongtu said, "It's twenty-four yuan, what are you yelling?" The left deaf man kept yelling, his voice was much louder, and his ears came close to Zhou Hongtu, "Brigade Commander Zhou, say it again, How much is a box of oceans? My brother is deaf, so I didn’t hear clearly!” Zhou Hongtu knew that Zuo Deaf was pretending to be deaf, but he couldn’t tell, so he repeated loudly, “Twenty-four oceans a box!” Zuo Deaf this time I heard it, and rolled my eyelids, "Then why does Little Skylark's Baomin Company charge 12 yuan? Why doesn't it pay 24 yuan?" Zhou Hongtu was also angry, "Leader Zuo, don't ask me about it. If you have the ability, go to Dujun Liu! It’s not like you don’t know that Little Skylark is Dujun Liu’s eighth wife! It’s because I talked to Brigadier Chen of the first brigade that I got it after talking to the brigade commander Chen!” Zuo Deaf didn’t What else to say, cursed a bad word, turned and left.Zhou Hongtu thought the matter was over.Unexpectedly, an hour later, around one o'clock in the afternoon, a volley of gunshots sounded from the south of the city, one after another.There is no second brigade garrison in the south of the city, Zhou Hongtu.I was overjoyed, thinking that the brothers from the first brigade had started an incident, and was about to send someone to Chen Dehai to inquire about it, but the report came, saying that Zuo Deaf had rebelled, and led the brothers from the fourth regiment to occupy the Baomin Company and start A dozen people were killed and injured by the gun, and even Xiao Yunque, the chairman and general manager of Baomin Company, was wounded in the buttocks by stray bullets.Before the report here was finished, Chief Guard Zhao of the Governor's Mansion came over with Liu Jianshi's warrant, ordering Zhou Hongtu and Chen Dehai of the same brigade to wipe out the rebels of the Zuo Deaf Regiment immediately.Zhou Hongtu pondered for a moment, neither said to suppress, nor said not to suppress, only said that he and Chen Dehai would meet Liu Jianshi first. It was exactly two o'clock when I met Liu Jian at the governor's mansion, and Chen Dehai, the commander of the first brigade, had arrived first, talking to Liu Jianshi with red eyes.Liu Jianshi looked furious, waving the silver pipe that his subordinates were accustomed to seeing, walking up and down in the living room like an old wolf, shouting and screaming.Seeing Zhou Hongtu coming in, Liu Jianshi opened his eyes wide and asked, "Brigade Commander Zhou, are you rebelling too? Huh? Your grandma, look at your soldiers, are they called soldiers? Bandit! Even my Eighth Wife’s Baomin company dares to be robbed! Why don’t you go and suppress me? What are you doing looking for me! Chen Dehai doesn’t listen to me, don’t you, Zhou Hongtu?!” Zhou Hongtu Only then did I know that Chen Dehai, the commander of the first brigade, had rejected Liu Jianshi's order, and his heart was relieved when he mentioned his throat.At this time, Chen Dehai was still following behind Liu Jianshi, and persuaded him nicely, "Dujun Liu, you have to love soldiers! Without soldiers, no matter how much money you plundered, you can't rely on it! It's not that you don't know, now the city We are arguing about democracy, we can no longer force our brothers to die..." Liu Jianshi couldn't take it anymore, he swung the silver bong in his hand, and hit Chen Dehai viciously on the forehead, blood burst out on Chen Dehai's forehead immediately, "Chen Dehai , My grandma, you bastard, don’t shut up!” Chen Dehai held his bloody forehead and insisted to the end, “Liu Dujun, brother this team is no longer easy to lead, brother just pulls the team up, brother They will not fight the Fourth Regiment of Zuo Deaf, they will turn their guns on us officials! Liu Dujun, you have to choose today: Do you want soldiers, money, or women? If you want soldiers, you have to Kill your eighth wife, Little Skylark, to calm the public anger, and Little Skylark’s civil protection company is really too dark!" When Liu Jianshi heard that he was going to kill his eighth wife, who was the best at making money, he became even more angry, and angrily raised his cigarette again. gun.Zhou Hongtu couldn't stand it any longer, stepped forward to hold Liu Jianshi's hand, and yelled at Chen Dehai, "Brigade Commander Chen, what are you talking about? Dujun Liu asked us to fight, so let's fight, stop talking! Let's go!" Liu Jianshi immediately called out, "Yes, it's just one word: fight! I want women as well as soldiers! Brigadier Zhou and Brigadier Chen, go and spread my words to the brothers. If you fight well, you will wipe out Zuo Deaf's rebels every day." People reward two or two real estate smoke and soil!" Brigadier Chen didn't intend to mutiny until that moment, and persuaded Liu Jianshi, "Liu Dujun, this is the end, you still reward real estate smoke and soil? Can't you reward some oceans?" Liu Jianshi waved Wielding a bong, "Isn't real estate smoke and soil a big ocean? Let the Baomin Company take back everything that can't be sold!" After leaving the gate of the Governor's Mansion and getting into Chen Dehai's car, Zhou Hongtu immediately said to Chen Dehai, "This old bastard Liu Jianshi is already crazy, and it's useless for us to talk to him. Brigadier Chen, now we have only one way to go: Surround the Governor's Mansion and arrest Liu Jianshi!" Chen Dehai was stunned for a moment, "Brigade Commander Zhou, that means you and my brothers from the two brigades participated in the mutiny together?" Zhou Hongtu nodded, "This is called the government forcing the people to rebel. Worried that Chen Dequan was afraid, he added, "It can't be counted as rebellion, it's just armed forces demanding pay. Last year, the Dongjiang Provincial Army also had a fight with Ma Dujun." Chen Dehai was still afraid. "Shouldn't the central government blame us for this? How will we explain it to the Ministry of War afterwards? If we are sure that we are guilty of rebellion, we will be broken." Zhou Hongtu has already made up his mind, "Let's play it safe. If we don't kill Liu Jian, we won't make our own decisions. , call the new Hong Hujun to send Bian Yifu to lead his troops to clean up the situation! Bian Yifu is not an ordinary character, he is related to the Deputy Minister of the Army Xu, and the Prime Minister Duan of the Cabinet. Seeing that, I also want to be the overseer—I don’t want to As a warlord, why does he give us a thousand oceans alone? What do we do with texts and calls? Let’s support Yifu Bian to be a warlord! I think Yifu Bian is smarter than Liu Jianshi. At least he knows how to cherish his subordinates and work hard for him Brothers. As for how to deal with Liu Jian, we will let Yifu Bian speak, and any troubles in the future will be counted on him! Since we will not be the warlord, we will not take this responsibility!" Chen Dehai thought about it, and there was no better way. , agreed with Zhou Hongtu's proposition, and only emphasized with concern, "The situation must be controlled, and the brothers must not be allowed to mess around in the provincial capital. Don't turn our two brigades into a group of bandits. The provincial capital is now It’s already a mess like a pigsty.” Zhou Hongtu said, “That’s right, we have to make it clear to our brothers that this is extortion of wages, and we must not harass the people! What’s more, we must now openly support the democratic movement and petitions from all walks of life. Now that they are active, let them let go of their hands and feet and continue to fight! They are the ones who really call the government to force the people to rebel!" Chen Dehai held his forehead that was still bleeding, and replied, "Yes, I have wanted to say this a long time ago: Liu Jianshi He is a butcher! Just because he killed and wounded so many students, he is no longer worthy of being an overseer." Zhou Hongtu continued, "You can no longer support him as an overseer just because you want to throw your bong at you. !" The mutiny of the two brigades was thus hastily decided by the two brigade commanders in just five minutes. At about three o'clock in the afternoon on September 27, the great chaos in the provincial capital began. Armed brothers from the two brigades rushed from their barracks to the street like a tide, like locusts suddenly emerging from the ground, covering the sky and covering the sky.Earth-shattering footsteps resounded from all over the city at the same time, and intensive gunshots resounded from many places.Although Zhou Hongtu and Chen Dehai have repeatedly confessed that they are not allowed to harass the people, how can the poor and crazy brothers care about this?Almost ran to grab it, saw a store to grab a store, saying that he paid for himself.Those who can't take away the heavy objects are shot with bullets and stabbed with bayonets.Amidst the majestic symphony of gunshots, footsteps, horseshoes, shouts, wailing... etc., etc., the entire provincial capital moved rapidly towards the pigsty unstoppably.Zuo Deaf, who occupied the Baomin Company, was the most shameless. Seeing the chaos in the city, he confiscated all kinds of sedan chairs in the street, and used Dongyang cars, bicycles, flatbed carts, and even baby carriages to load the Baomin Company's inventory of tobacco.After luck, Baomin Company was set on fire.Baomin Company did not exist in isolation, there were storefronts on both sides, and all of them were on fire. In an instant, half the street was blazing with flames, and thick smoke was like clouds.Seeing that something was wrong, Zhou Hongtu and Chen Dehai dispatched their respective law enforcement teams to shoot down and shoot thirteen robbers on the street. Only at around 5 o'clock did they initially stop the great chaos. At around 6 o'clock, the resurgent Tianyi Daily and Minyi Daily issued an announcement at the same time, claiming that a revolution had occurred in the provincial capital. The two brigade commanders Zhou and Chen followed the trend of democracy, and with the support of the people and the people, they had armed and captured the imperial criminal Liu Jianshi .At about 7 o'clock, the long-suppressed democracy broke out, and a parade from all walks of life in the city began.Democracy fighter Mr. Zheng Qiren was still taking refuge in Xinhong, and it was too late to come back to join the revolution. Tianli University appointed Shen Renjie, a student from Xinhong, as the leader. A petition to urge Bian Yifu to go to the provincial capital to serve as the governor when seeking to punish Liu Jian.At that night, more than a hundred parades and petition groups appeared in front of the Governor's Mansion. Even the Provincial Assembly organized a group of members to participate in the petition, demanding that Liu Jianshi's six wives, including the imperial female criminals Xiao Yunque and Wu Feifei, be expelled from the sacred palace. provincial council.The Miaoqian Street in front of the Governor's Mansion was blocked all night, with fires and lights everywhere, and the scene was extremely spectacular. Liu Jianshi, who became a prisoner, was still relentless, waving his bong at Zhou Hongtu and Chen Dehai one by one, "Grandma, your grandma", and one by one "rebellious", yelling endlessly, several times he got angry, and tried to yell at Zhou Hongtu and Chen Dehai. Chen Dehai was shot again on the forehead.Zhou Hongtu was afraid that the bong would hurt people, so he let his guards take it down.Regardless of his identity, Liu Jianshi acted like a rascal, fell to the ground and cried loudly, declaring that he was dead and wanted to commit suicide by drinking cigarettes.Zhou Hongtu was not polite either, he took the opium on the spot and asked Liu Jianshi to drink it down.Liu Jianshi took the opium and didn't drink it, but stomped on the ground, cursing as he stomped, "I won't die, I will let you rebels die! You grandma, Bian Yifu, a bastard, wouldn't dare to do this to me. , you dare to mutiny!" Chen Dehai refused to admit that it was a mutiny, saying it was a demand for payment.Liu Jianshi saw a glimmer of hope again, and said, "I don't want money, but the Yantu Baomin Company still has a lot, and Liu Wuji Rubber Cover Factory still has some unsold rubber covers, you all sell them, sell them. The money is all yours!" Zhou Hongtu said sarcastically, "Forget it, you keep it! Especially the cock cover, you need it, you have too much!" Liu Jianshi thought it was a bargaining negotiation, Discuss with Zhou Hongtu and Chen Dehai again, "Brigade Commander Zhou, Brigadier Chen, do you think this is okay? Stop making trouble, and I will let you buy some shares in Baomin Company! Let me make a small fortune together!" Chen Dehai sighed He said, "Liu Dujun, brother, I really don't know what you are thinking. Listen to the roar of the people outside the governor's mansion. All walks of life in this province want to kill you, a criminal, to thank the people of the province! You still do this with us! It's us Let you go, and people from all walks of life outside the door will not let you go!" Liu Jianshi was afraid, "Are you going to kill me? Do you dare to kill me? I am your old officer!" Zhou Hongtu laughed, "So, we don't Killing you is only asking you for payment on behalf of the brothers. It is up to Yifu Bian to decide whether to kill you or not! We have sent a telegram to Yifu Bian and asked him to come to the province to make the decision. The border guards make the decision to kill you, and we will not Stop; the border guards let you go, and we will let you go." Liu Jianshi played a rogue again, fell to the ground and cried, "My grandma, you lure wolves into your house! You kill people with knives..." After receiving the invitation telegram signed by Zhou Hongtu and Chen Dehai, Yifu Bian was very excited. Instigated by the enthusiasm of refugee fighters Zheng Qiren, Wang Sanshun, Hu Longfei and others, he wanted to be invited to lead his troops to the provincial capital that night to save the people in the provincial capital from the fire. hang upside down.Master Qin Shisong stopped him in time, and asked Yifu Bian nonchalantly, "The two brigade commanders Zhou and Chen have sent an invitation call. Have you received an invitation call from all walks of life in the provincial capital? They sent representatives from all walks of life to Xinhong. Have you invited me?" Bian Yifu didn't know what the words meant, looked at Qin Shisong, and tried hard to find the answer.Qin Shisong did not give the answer directly, but pulled his obscure long face, and asked in the tone of Deputy Minister Xu of the Ministry of Army or Prime Minister Duan of the Cabinet, "Border guards, why did the Zhou and Chen Second Brigades invite you to join us?" Provincial capital? Before the mutiny, did you know? Do you want to be a warlord and start a rebellion? Huh?" Bian Yifu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood, "Yes, yes, be calm and don't be impatient! Be safe and don't be impatient You need to be calm when you are doing big things. I know it." Qin Shisong chuckled, "Mr. Bian, that's right, you need to stop quietly now. You just calm down and wait for two days, and the position of the warlord will also run away No. Zhou and Chen are now in a difficult situation. If they want to be the military governor, and if they can be the military governor, they will definitely not call to invite you to the provincial capital to preside over the military administration. If you don’t go now, it will show that you and Their mutiny is okay, the cabinet and the Ministry of War can't add more crimes; the second is to tell the people from all walks of life in this province that you are not a warlord who wants to grab territory; the third is to use the hands of Zhou and Chen to get rid of Liu Jianshi—you go now Now, what should we do with Liu Jianshi? Kill him or let him go? How can we tell the higher authorities if he kills him?" Yifu Bian was convinced, and nodded again and again, "Yes, yes, Master Qin, I think there is another advantage, that is, hanging Zhou and Chen The appetite of the brigade commander and all walks of life in the provincial capital made them anxious, so I can be a savior, and I will be able to command the two brigade commanders Zhou and Chen in the future." So, I immediately called back Zhou and Chen, and asked for "payment" Incident" expressed understanding and sympathy, and asked him to maintain order in the city and maintain social stability.He didn't say a word about whether he was invited to the provincial capital.同时，急电陆军部徐次长，声称刘建时大肆搜刮民财，枪杀数十名无辜学生，在省城激发大规模动乱，大批难民蜂拥逃过西江，翻船落入江中溺毙者甚众，情势极端严重，请示善后办法。 然而，对邻省野心甚大的督军麻侃凡，边义夫却不敢掉以。轻心，当夜命令四旅胡龙飞的西江守军在西江南岸向上游东江省方向戒备；命令王三顺任三旅代旅长，率三旅挺进西江，以郑启人教授为向导和内线，做好随时过江接收省城的准备。刚想到麻侃凡，麻侃凡的电报就到了，电称：“惊悉贵省省城发生严重兵变，腥风骤起，血雨飘飞，生灵涂炭，乱兵纵火焚城，贵省前大都督黄会仁先生极是焦虑，泣请我东江省军前往救援。事关国泰民安，且虑乱祸蔓延我省，弟拟征得陆军部同意后，就近派兵一旅前往平乱安民，恐贵部生发误会，先予周知。”边义夫看罢电报就急眼了，怪秦时颂误他，又要连夜进军省城。秦时颂仍是坚决地阻拦，“不可！万万不可！边先生，刚才你还说要心静神静，如何又静不下来了？你想想：不经徐次长和段总理同意，麻侃凡敢把一个旅派到我们省城来么？而徐次长和段总理又如何会同意麻督军的队伍开到我们省来呢1麻侃凡、黄会仁均非北洋旧人，亦非段之嫡系，且和南方孙文藕断丝连，徐次长、段总理岂会让他们插手我西江省事务？中央要派也只能派你，你是西江本省军队，新洪护军使署又是中央直辖，你急个什么呢？！”边义夫虽觉得秦时颂说得有道理，心里还是百爪挠心，就如同对着一块好肉，别人的眼睛已盯上了，自己却要强忍着不吃，感情上实是做不到，只得苦笑，“秦师爷，你说的道理都不错，可我静不下来呀！”秦师爷拿出一盘围棋，“和我下棋吧！”边义夫不想下，又拿起麻侃凡的电报，“师爷，你看看，这麻督军意思很明确呀，两点：其一，想进省城，趁机把他的势力扩大到我省；其二，把我当作了他的对手。所以才先礼后兵，叫我不要误会。”秦师爷已摆好棋盘，“所以，咱们下棋。我原来还想，你边先生该咋去对陆军部说这进军省城的正大理由，现在不要你来说了，麻督军已代你向陆军部说了。陆军部接到麻督军的电文，就会疑到麻督军、黄会仁和兵变的关系，就更不会让麻督军进我们省城了。来，边先生，咱们就一边下棋，一边等着陆军部的电令和省城各界代表来请吧。” 嗣后的局势发展证明，秦时颂说准了。只要和皇帝无关的事，秦时颂判断总是很准。次日上午，省城方面来了三批代表，第一批是省议会议员团，第二批是省城各界绅耆代表团，第三批是陈德海亲自带队的兵变军人恳请团。三批代表光临时，边义夫热情接下，其后都让秦时颂和手下弟兄先予接待。抱歉地声称自己太忙，须得先处理掉急须处理的要务。议员团赶到时，边义夫的要务是教训新洪禁烟局总办毕洪恩，令其进二步严厉禁烟，将收缴到的地产烟土当众焚毁。边义夫态度激烈，声音很大，在会客室等候的议员们全听到了，议员们想着刘建时以烟害民祸军，心里无不赞叹边义夫官格人格之双重伟大。绅耆代表团莅临时，边义夫办的要务是布置发还当年的讨逆公债，敦敦告诫军需局长，民为国本，举凡军人均要爱惜民财、民力、民心，要将债款一一亲自送到债权人门上，并致护军使署表彰状和自己的照片一帧，以示感谢。绅耆们都受了感动，以为民为国本及那民财、民力、民心便是边义夫的四民主义，纷纷不约而同地信仰了四民主义。陈德海兵变军人恳请团赶到时，边义夫办的要务是批发民国五年十月的军饷，一箱箱大洋被一位位弟兄热汗淋淋地从庶务处地库扛出去，装到车上拖走了。陈德海问发洋的庶务处长，这发的是哪个月的饷？庶务处长说，“十月份的嘛，我们新洪护军使署从没拖过弟兄们一天的饷！我们边护军使又没养十个太太，几十个孩子！在桃花山最困难的时候，边护军使把家里九百两银子全拿出来劳军，连自己的马都杀给弟兄们吃了！”陈德海听罢，泪水直流，仰天长啸，“刘建时，你这帝制罪犯不垮台没有天理啊！” 忙罢这些“要务”，边义夫才笑呵呵地集体接见了省城这三批求他去做督军的代表们。这真是人生最幸福的时刻，这么多人求你去做官！你不去就是不给人家面子，就是不顾民众死活！真是没办法呀！Really!边义夫压抑着心中的极度愉快，冲着众代表摊手苦笑，“兄弟是中央简任官员，并不能随意行动。对本省各界这番盛情，兄弟心领了，兄弟感动了，兄弟向诸位，也向本省两千一百万善良而伟大的国民鞠躬致敬了。然他……的而，兄弟尊重民意，尊重诸位，也仍要尊重中央啊！诸位知道，兄弟是当今内阁段总理的学生，是陆军部徐次长的朋友，段总理和徐次长不允诺，兄弟岂能自说白话随你们到省城去呀？”陈德海和代表们便七嘴八舌说，“我们已给中央发了吁请电文！”“对，对，我们就是要请边护军使北上省城主持军政！中央想必已经知晓！”边义夫仍是摇头不止，“可兄弟并没接到中央的电令啊！”陈德海急了，“边护军使，您再迟迟不肯动身，兄弟怕东江督军麻侃凡兵临省城啊！这麻督军一直想插手我省事务啊！一直想让原大都督黄会仁到我省当他的傀儡督军啊！”边义夫脸一拉，“那我问你：你和周旅长手中的枪是吃素的么？能看着麻侃凡进本省省城么？能看着黄会仁这卖省求荣的贼人替麻侃凡做督军么？连省人治省的道理都不懂了？你也要卖省求荣呀？啊？”陈德海直抹头上的冷汗，“麻督军的队伍真过来了，我和周旅长当然要打，坚决打！可边护军使，您想必也知道，我们这是什么队伍呀，欠饷欠了一年多，谁还愿为省上卖命啊！”边义夫挥挥手，“只要是武装护省，军饷赏金本护军使俱可如数拨付！陈旅长，你可以告诉省城的弟兄们，本护军使决不会亏待任何一位爱省保境的弟兄！” 正说着，陆军部徐次长亲自具名的电令到了，边义夫接过来看了看，便要电报兵当着陈德海和众代表的面念，电报兵便念了： 新洪护军使边：绝密。十万急。尔电收悉。省城非民变而乃兵祸，背景离奇，恐与东江麻某、黄某有关，待查。 尔部近在隔江，何以如此不察本省情势？有负段总理厚望矣。现令尔火速率部进驻省城，即行兼署督军职，厉查兵祸，平乱安民。段总理昨谕：刘建时昏聩贪婪，酿发兵变，已明令革职查办；兵变祸首陈、周二人，尔可先行相机处置，俟内情澄清后再做决断。总理、总长、国家皆寄厚望予尔也。 电令念罢，代表们一片雀跃欢呼，护军使署大客厅势同沸粥，许多议员、绅耆泪水直流。兵变祸首陈德海却白了脸，呆呆地立在边义夫面前，神色茫然。边义夫满面笑容，双手高举，频频向欢呼的代表们挥手致意，待得沸粥复如止水，方才宣布道：“中央既有明令，各界如此错爱，兄弟无话可说，兄弟是军人，以服从命令为天职，即刻率部赴省，救民于水火！”代表们又是一阵更加热烈的欢呼。 边义夫注意到兵变祸首陈德海的神色很是不安，在代表们的欢呼声中拉过陈德海的手，倍加亲切地安慰说，“陈旅长，你不要怕，也不要胡乱去想，中央现在尚不知索饷实情，麻侃凡别有用心，肯定又向中央进了不少谗言，中央对你和周旅长许是有些误解。好在是兄弟做了督军，是兄弟相机处置，这就好办了，兄弟保你和周旅长平安无事！兄弟就是拼着得罪中央，得罪段总理和徐次长，也得为你和周旅长挣个清白公道！刘建时是自己找死啊！此贼不死，省无宁日！你们是顺应民心干了件大好事呀！”陈德海大为感动，膝头一软，当着众多代表的面就要往地下跪，“边督军，兄弟和周旅长日后就靠您了！”边义夫奋力搀起陈德海，“陈旅长，起来，起来，不要这样，你和周旅长靠兄弟，兄弟靠谁？不还得靠你们各位袍泽么？兄弟爱护你们这些袍泽，你们要爱护手下的士兵，而我们的士兵呢？则要爱国爱省爱民，如斯则国可强也，省可富也，民可乐也。”这话不但打动了陈德海，也打动了在场的每一位省城代表，一位仁义将军和一支仁义之师的巍然形象，在未进省城以前便兀然耸立于省城代表们面前。 边义夫的队伍是唱着雄壮的《满江红》，打着“不扰民，不害民，专为民，专保民”的丈二红旗进的省城，时为民国五年九月二十九日上午。那日，劫后之省城万人空巷，欢迎边军的省城民众几达十万，从聚宝门经共和大道一直迤逦至庙前街督军府门前。边义夫一身戎装，骑在一匹枣红马上，不时地揭下军帽向大街两旁的省城民众摇动致意。为边义夫牵马扶蹬的，恰是那三等马夫钱中玉。途经三堂子街“怡情阁”大门前，一些认识钱中玉的姐妹便惊奇，见那当年常吵嚷着剿匪的钱旅长也穿着四民主义的军褂，且为其欲剿之匪边义夫牵马扶蹬，便讥讥喳喳议论起来，道是这新来的边督军厉害无比，法力无边，什么妖魔鬼怪都能降服。还有几个或识得或不识得新督军的姐妹，向马上的新督军飞着爱意无比的吻，娇叫着，要新督军得空来耍。边义夫全当没看见，也没听见，只把手上的军帽笼统地冲着“怡情阁”门前一挥，便把目光转向了别处，很神圣的样子。三等马夫钱中玉小心地提醒说，“边督军，姐妹们在唤您呢！”边义夫脸上笑着，脚下使狠，在钱中玉头上踢了一脚，又把手中的军帽扬向了“怡情阁”对面的肉饼店，冲着肉饼店老板继续表演自己的神圣。 进了督军府，见了一脸沮丧且老迈不堪的前督军刘建时，边义夫的心情益发愉快，极是和气地上前问候道，“刘老帅别来无恙乎？”刘建时呜呜哭了起来，眼泪鼻涕都下来了，拉住边义夫的手，就像抓住了一根救命稻草，“边少帅，别提了，别提了，我这儿有恙啊！他祖奶奶，他们兵变呀，把我关在这里两天了，连大烟都不许我吃！”边义夫马上问身边的一旅旅长周洪图，“周旅长，你们怎么不许老帅吃烟呀？就是明天杀头，今也得让老帅吃个够嘛！你们都是老帅的老部下了，又不是不知道，你们老帅除了女子，银子，也就好这一嘛！”周洪图解释说，“边督军，不是兄弟不许这老狗吃，是这老狗太凶恶，甩着烟枪乱打人，连陈旅长都被打。了。”边义夫不听，命令道，“去，给老帅拿烟枪，让老帅吃，烟也拿好的，地产烟就不要吃了，拿大鸡牌！你看看，老帅现在多可怜，浑身的眼泪鼻涕，如何与我谈公事？”周洪图去拿烟时，刘建时可怜巴巴地看着边义夫，“边少帅，你不是要杀我吧？”边义夫说，“刘老帅，你是中央特任的中将军政长官，兄弟岂能随意杀你？段总长只说对你革职查办。”刘建时道，“这我知道，我认了，我还是怕有人杀我呀！周洪图这逆贼说了，我一出督军府的大门，就会被人撕碎。”边义夫像安慰一个吃了惊吓的孩子，“不怕，不怕，总是有我嘛！”刘建时这才放了些心，“边少帅，那老哥和你十个嫂子就拜托你了，老哥也老了，就是手下这些逆贼不兵变，老哥也不想干下去了。不是老哥现在讨好你，兵变前几天，我还想向中央荐你为本省督军哩！不信你去问你八嫂小云雀。”边义夫笑道，“兄弟相信，你刘老帅的为人，咱省谁不知道？”这时，烟枪和大烟都拿来了，边义夫让刘建时好生吃着，自己带着随员和周洪图、陈德海到了门外商谈机要。 周洪图一到门外便说，“边督军，这老狗得杀掉，除恶尽，免得他日后卷土重来和我们捣乱。老狗已经说了，要回东江省老家归隐养老。边督军，你想呀，麻侃凡能不利用这条老狗？老麻利用黄会仁，能不利用刘建时？”陈德海也赞同说，“是的，边督军，恐怕要杀呢，此贼民愤太大。”边义夫沉吟着，有意无意地把目光投向了师爷秦时颂。秦时颂说，“边先生，刘建时按理说应该除掉，只是须中央说话才好。”边义夫暗想，中央岂会明令处决一位下野的省级军政大员？沉默片刻，决定道，“还是让刘建时这厮回东江省老家归隐去吧，手中无军，谅此人也掀不起几多涟漪，不过是另一个黄会仁而已。况且兄弟信佛，最恶乱杀，可杀可不杀的生灵，仍是不杀为好。我们就权当放生了一条老狗吧。”周洪图仍坚持，“边督军，兄弟只怕这老狗进山之后就会变成狼啊。”边义夫笑道，“那我宁可日后打狼，决不今日打狗。” 率着周洪图、陈德海、秦时颂等人再回厅堂，刘建时已过足烟瘾，仿佛换了一个人似的，精神好多了，见边义夫等人进来，忙坐正了说，“抽了这几口，爽利多了。”边义夫在刘建时对面坐下，也让周洪图等人坐下，对刘建时说，“老帅爽利就好，我们的公事就好谈了。”刘建时说，“也没啥要谈的，你少帅来了，老哥我带着十个太太走人就是。”边义夫和气地笑道，“你一走了之，兄弟我咋办呀？本省地皮被你老帅刮掉边义夫的队伍是唱着雄壮的《满江红》进的省城，时为民国五年九月二十九日上午。为边义夫牵马扶蹬的，恰是那三等马夫钱中玉。三尺有余，兄弟如何去填？”刘建时听出了这和气话头里的不善，“边少帅，你这是什么意思？”边义夫面上的笑容收敛了，指着周洪图、陈德海两位旅长道，“他们弟兄此次嚣闹原为索饷，老帅既卖烟土，又收花捐，还办了刘吴记橡胶制套工厂，挣下了金山银山，就好意思让兄弟这四民主义的穷督军替你还账？”刘建时惊问，“边老弟，你的意思是不是让我还清两个旅的军饷？”边义夫点点头，明确道，“对，省城两个旅五千三百号弟兄欠饷一年零一个月，每月饷金一万三千四百元，共计十七万四千二百元，这是一笔账，你老帅得给兄弟留下来，让兄弟替你清掉，免得日后弟兄们和兄弟纠缠不清。还有一笔账，就是省城花捐。你老帅可真有手段，也真做得出来，才民国五年，你的花捐已预收到了民国二十年，兄弟以后吃什么？兄弟现在统一了本省，手下队伍四个旅十个团，袍泽弟兄逾一万两千之众，难道都去吃观音土不成？你老帅也是带兵的人，就忍心么？就是你老帅忍心，兄弟也不忍心！所以，六十二万花捐，你老帅也得给兄弟留下。”刘建时失声大叫起来，“边义夫，你不要讹我，就是砸锅卖铁我也没有八十万！”边义夫笑道，“真没有，兄弟也不能逼老帅你砸锅卖铁，你先不要叫嘛。”刘建时这才又松了口气，光着脚从烟榻上扑下来，紧紧攥着边义夫的手，“边老弟，我知道你心善，老哥我代表你十个嫂嫂谢你了！” 边义夫却把自己的手从刘建时的手中抽开，冲着门外一声喝，“传财政司李司长！”省财政司李司长进来了。边义夫问李司长，“刘建时将军在比国银行和本省银行存款有多少？”李司长禀报道，“回边督军的话，计有美元、比元、英镑等外币多种，合我国现洋二十二万五千元，本省银行、钱庄另有存款五十万，昨日已按边督军的电令分别予以冻结、没收。”又解释了一下，“本省银行、钱庄之存款是没收；比国银行只可冻结。取款须刘建时签字具名。”边义夫说，“好，现在就请老帅签字吧！”刘建时像傻了一般，呆呆看着边义夫，下意识地接过李司长递上来的笔签了字，签过方觉得不对，把笔一摔，去抢李司长手上的文件夹。李司长闪身躲过，刘建时便倒地大哭。边义夫于刘建时悲绝的哭声中大声宣布，“老帅，这些存款只有七十二万五千，尚欠七万五千，刘吴记橡胶制套工厂兄弟只好没收抵账了。老帅如仍要此厂，就请于十日内凑足七万五千送省财政司。”刘建时面对着自己个体经济的总崩溃，不管不顾地绝望大骂，“边义夫，我日你祖奶奶，你是要我的命啊！周、陈二逆还只是要饷，你狗日的是要我的命啊！这七十多万是，老子一生的积蓄啊，是老子和十个太太的养命钱啊！”就地抱住边义夫的腿，“边少帅，你不能都拿走，我给你老弟一多半，给你四十万，是给你，不是给他们……”陈德海走上前去，讥笑道，“刘建时，如果我们边督军也像你老狗这样贪财，今也不会这样站在你面前了！边督军为了招兵可以毁家，困难的时候连自己的马都杀了给弟兄们吃，你呢？恨不能喝兵血！”刘建时就地打着滚，“陈德海，我日你祖奶奶，你们合伙坑我！你们合伙坑我呀！你们杀了我！你们杀了我吧……” 边义夫看到刘建时这等无赖模样，心中不禁泛起一阵厌恶与心酸，想着当年找这厮求助讨伐钱中玉，这厮大谈鸡巴套子和科学的关系，想着这厮当年终是做过不太坚定的“主和派”的，今日却落到这步田地，不禁动了侧隐之心，深深叹了口气，对刘建时说，“老帅呀，你快起来吧！又哭又滚，像什么样子？你不怕丢脸，兄弟还怕丢脸呢！这样吧，看在过去的情分上，兄弟也退让一步，欠的那七万五千就不再向你讨要了，刘吴记厂还是你和你十太太吴飞飞的，你要办下去便办下去，不愿办了，盘出去变现也随你。”说罢，再不愿和刘建时哕嗦，命令周洪图派人保护着刘建时回刘府，去安度幸福的晚年。刘建时仍是躺在地上不起来，且哭骂不止。边义夫厌烦地挥挥手，周洪图会意地让自己的两个卫兵强力架着刘建时出了门。 立在门，看着刘建时哭骂着离去的凄苍背影，边义夫心中感叹不已：刘建时说到底不过是个贪财而愚蠢的乡间老叟而已，让人惊奇的是，就这么一个愚不可及的乡间老叟，宣统三年竟会率一协新军光复省城！竟会以血腥手段统治西江省达五年之久！中国军政之不堪，由此可见一斑。现在，这个乡间老叟终于完了，嗣后，该叟只有在悲凉的回忆中才会想起自己曾经是个很有钱的督军。是的，曾经是。民国五年九月二十九日后，该叟既没有钱，也不是督军了。念想及此，边义夫不禁警醒起来，在一5里悄悄告诫自己，该叟的教训必须汲取：宁可不要钱，不能不要兵；宁可没有钱，不能没有兵；对一个处在动荡国度的中国将军来说，再也没有比兵更重要的资本了！有兵就有钱，就有权，就有一切！因此，当王三顺建议边义夫对刘建时的欠饷不予认账时，边义夫踩都没睬，而是大张旗鼓把从刘建时那掠得的十七万多欠饷一分不差地全一次性发了下去，且在发还欠饷的大会上演讲了四民主义，一旅、二旅的五千三百多号弟兄，就此认识了一个父兄般的伟大将军。 三日后的一个风雨之夜，乡间老叟刘建时先生包了一条东江省的商船，装上自己大大小小十个太太、二十三个孩子并若干金银细软，沿江而下，悄然无声地去了东江省省城。该叟走得极突然，也极蹊跷，此前既没和边义夫打招呼，也没让周洪图、陈德海两位旅长知道，连刘吴记橡胶制套工厂都未及甩卖，说走了就走了。按边义夫的设想，该叟走是一定要走的，却不会这么快，起码要处理掉刘吴记橡胶制套工厂，此叟如此贪财，断不会扔下这一注好银子不要就